A Tauranga man fired after being accused of smoking cannabis on the job has been awarded compensation after it was found he was unjustifiably dismissed.
Aaron Brown was employed at Ballance Agri-Nutrients before he was dismissed on December 19, 2013 for the accusation.
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has found Mr Brown to have been unjustifiably dismissed.
Ballance has been ordered to pay Mr Brown $1500 in compensation and the three months' wages lost as a result of the dismissal in 21 days from October 30, the date the determination was made.
The ERA determination said there was no order for reinstatement.