An upcoming change to the Employment Relations Act means workers earning over $180,000 will lose the right to raise unjustified dismissal claims.

Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden said the change allows more flexible dismissal processes for high-income employees.

Gareth Abdinor from Abdinor Employment Law tells Matt Heath and Tyler Adams that it makes it easier to move someone on who doesn’t have the chops for the job.

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