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Medical disengagement


Published 02 Aug 2026

Terminating a person's employment for medical reasons is a valid thing to do under the right circumstances. What those circumstances are varies from case to case though. There is no one size fits all or any hard & fast rule to say when it's ok to terminate.

Read on for guidance on this: 
www.employers.co.nz/firing-staff-for-medical-incapacity-june-2026-newsitem.aspx