getting legal
It may be blatant hypocrisy by Cathay, but the problem for the CP is that Cathay have gone ahead and done the dirty deed. So he's no longer in mediation: he's before the local court. My understanding is that the test is the same in most countries with an English legal heritage (ie, HK, USA, Canada, India, South Africa, Australia/NZ): Was dismissal an option that was available to a reasonable employer?