Worker Loses Constructive Dismissal Case Over Comments About Period Products in Men’s Bathroom

A former New Zealand Inland Revenue Department worker has lost her case in the Employment Relations Authority over an intranet comment.
Worker Loses Constructive Dismissal Case Over Comments About Period Products in Men’s Bathroom
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A woman who had worked for New Zealand’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) for 14 years has lost her claim of unjustified disadvantage and constructive dismissal over a comment she made on an internal forum that other staff found offensive.

When Christine Massof became aware that IRD was providing period products to staff by placing them in both male and female bathrooms, she posted a comment on IRD’s internal intranet.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.