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-----Original Message-----
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #33701 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 12 February 2026 7:10 am
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Employment terminations at the MoJ
for failure to be vaccinated for Covid19 (ref: 129976)

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

For the purposes of this request, the term “personnel” includes both MoJ
employees and non-employee workers, including contractors, consultants,
fixed-term staff, and agency placements. When not explicitly limited to
“employees”, the term “personnel” is implied and refers to this broader
group.

I note another OIA states that 23 staff were terminated for failure to
comply with the MoJ's covid-19 vaccination policy here
[2]https://fyi.org.nz/request/33421-number-...

1. How many affected personnel left MoJ before receiving a termination
notice during the introduction of the vaccinationpolicy?

 

2. How many of the affected personnel were working in each operational
area or departmental function (e.g. case management, registry, IT,
finance, HR, etc)? Please provide this disaggregated by job title or
function to the extent reasonably practicable.

 

3. How many of the affected personnel were offered alternative positions,
roles, or accommodations (e.g. remote work, redeployment, or other
adjustments) as an alternative to termination? Please indicate whether
such offers were made before or after termination notices were issued.

 

4. What was the total amount paid out by MoJ to resolve matters with these
affected personnel, disaggregated (as far as reasonably practicable) into
categories, including:

* back-pay

* redundancy payments

* settlements

* ex gratia payments

* sick leave or annual leave entitlements paid out

* any other categories of compensation or financial redress

 

Please also provide any contextual information necessary to interpret the
figures (e.g. timeframes of payments, possible overlap between categories,
or explanatory notes on classification methods used).

 

5. Were any external parties (e.g. Ministers, the Public Service
Commission, unions, or legal representatives) involved in the development
of the Vaccination policy leading to the terminations If so, please
identify them and the nature of their involvement.

 

6. Did MoJ issue any internal guidance or policy outlining the process for
implementing vaccine mandate-related terminations? If so, please provide a
copy of that policy.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Erika Whittome

 

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