Expert Reaction: Wiles v. University of Auckland Employment Court judgment released

“In particular, the Court has found that the University had indeed failed in its health and safety obligations to Wiles and, in the process, breached its duty of good faith as an employer. Crucially, the Court found that Wiles’ commentary was, in fact, part of her job, which meant that her employer had obligations to protect her under New Zealand’s health and safety legislation. The judgement is also critical of the attitudes and behaviour of some of Wiles’ managers, which compounded what the judge called “the University’s problematic response”.