[2006] NZEmpC AC 47/06 Cliff & Groom v Air NZ Ltd [pdf, 208 KB]
...(c) Whether, on the basis of its investigation, Air New Zealand could have come to a conclusion that the allegations had been made out and therefore amounted to serious misconduct which justified dismissal. The facts [5] Richard Motet, a human resources consultant but not an IT expert, was engaged by Air New Zealand in early September 2004 on a 3-month contract to assist its ANZES managers who had been delegated to investigate the Internet usage. Individual activity reports f...