Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 264/02
Hearing date 15 Jul 2002
Determination date 03 September 2002
Member K J Anderson
Representation R Parmenter ; M Robbins
Location Auckland
Parties McNicholl v Crown Institute of Studies Ltd t/a Crown English
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Alleged breach of duty of fidelity - Alleged attempted to establish competing business and encourage co-workers to breach contracts - Conduct was sufficient to destroy trust and confidence - Dismissal justified - Counter-claim - Sought repayment for over-payment of wages - Paid after dismissal - No power for Authority to make orders sought - Counter-claim dismissed - Student welfare manager
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Statutes Contractual Mistakes Act 1977;Contractual Remedies Act 1979;Wages Protection Act 1983
Cases Cited Airline Stewards & Hostesses of New Zealand IUOW v Air New Zealand Ltd [1990] 3 NZILR 584 ; [1990] 3 NZLR 549 ; (1990) ERNZ Sel Cas 985;BP Oil NZ Ltd v Northern Distribution Union [1992] 3 ERNZ 483;TISCO Ltd v Communication and Energy Workers Union [1993] 2 ERNZ 779
Number of Pages 6
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