Jan. 26 (BusinessDesk) – A former chief financial officer of the Tertiary Education Commission has lost a case arguing unjustifiable dismissal which arose during a restructuring of the commission last year.
The Employment Relations Authority found that Rochelle Leahy was made an offer on terms and conditions she failed to accept, according to a Jan. 16 determination.
On May 11 Leahy was reconfirmed in the new structure in the new position of group manager finance – chief financial officer.
She was confirmed as continuing in her current terms and conditions of employment but a new job description was attached.
The authority found that there was no written acceptance of the new position. Leahy sought changes to the remuneration and role description.
Leahy denied becoming confrontational at a meeting on July 29 and the evidence of Sue Peacock, the general manager of corporate services, was that the meeting was difficult and it ended with Leahy walking out and turning the light off behind her, leaving Peacock alone in a darkened room.
The determination notes that Leahy has withdrawn a bullying allegation but reserves a right to bring the allegation for hearing again.
“The commission is not satisfied that there is any basis for complaint by Ms Leahy. She was made an offer on terms and conditions which she failed to accept.
“While it would have been better if the commission had followed up her failure to respond in a timely fashion, the commission says it attempted to get her to buy in to the new arrangements by a series of engagements with her after the offer was made, but in the result even the commission lost patience with that arrangement and eventually gave her an ultimatum which again she chose not to respond positively to,” the authority said.
(BusinessDesk)
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