Farm worker gets compo over broken cow tail incident
The former herd manager appealed to the ERA after being fired for allegedly breaking the tail of "Cow 436".
Caleb Allison Thu, 10 May 2012
A former Taranaki dairy herd manager who swore uncouthly at cows has been awarded $6800 after being unfairly dismissed over allegations he broke a cow's tail.
Brett Mathys worked on Suzy and Ross Bolton's Egmont Village dairy farm when the alleged incident occurred in December 2010.
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