| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | CA 84/02 |
| Hearing date | 8 Aug 2002 - 9 Aug 2002 (2 days) |
| Determination date | 03 September 2002 |
| Member | G J Wood |
| Representation | A McKenzie ; S Hornsby |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | Christensen & Ors v Queen Mary Hospital Ltd & Anor |
| Other Parties | North, Manning, Beattie |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Genuine redundancy situation - Unexpected denial of government funding - Sufficient consultation - Whether negotiated redeployment options with applicants as contractually required - Two alternative positions available but no meaningful negotiation - Failure to negotiate rendered dismissals unjustified - Remedies - Unlikely that applicants would have accepted alternative positions - No reimbursement of lost wages appropriate - Pressure to sign contractual variation delaying obligation to pay redundancy compensation - Pressure aggravated situation and relevant to remedies - Nurses |
| Result | Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($4,500)(MM) ; ($4,500)(PN) ; ($3,500)(AC) ; Costs reserved |
| Cases Cited | McKechnie Metals Ltd v Schreiber [2002] 2 ERNZ 758;New Zealand Fasteners Stainless Ltd v Thwaites [2000] 1 ERNZ 739;Wellington Free Ambulance Service Inc v Ross [2000] 2 ERNZ 461 |
| Number of Pages | 9 |
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