How NOT to fire your employees

You might remember that PGC (currently controlled by Mr George Kerr and Baker Street Capital Management) was caught with the hand in the cookie jar in the beginning of 2012 and John Duncan (MD at the time) resigned in April 2012. This was not the only drama that was playing out at PGC. Details of the dismissal of the head of operations and financial controller of former subsidiary Perpetual James West recently surfaced. You can read the full transcript of the hearing below.

Mr West

Mr Mogridge put an interesting spin on the matter with the following press release.

Mr Stapp, the member of the "EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AUTHORITY CHRISTCHURCH " put it differently. 

Clearly Mr West was entitled to pay the bonus

The bonus was denied because of actions between the MD and board members. One reason is the absence of a proper board meeting. 

Note how Mr Kerr, only a board member at the time "runs" the place. Mr West is the financial controller of a subsidiary that reports directly to the MD, Mr Duncan. Yet when the MD (Mr Duncan) fails to carry out the instructions from a single board member (Mr Kerr) he is fired and this despite the fact that he was asked by a board member (Mr Kerr) to make payments he had no prior knowledge. 

 It is clear that the EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AUTHORITY sided with Mr West and took a dim view of how Mr Kerr treated Mr West.

In view of the above how do you think it happened? A) or B)??

Do not take my word for it. Read the full transcript and decide for yourself. 

James West v Pyne Gould by transparency6 -- Cheerio on that cheeky note!
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