Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 273/02
Hearing date 3 Sep 2002
Determination date 12 September 2002
Member R A Monaghan
Representation J Peebles ; A Sanderson
Location Auckland
Parties Parkes v Hamilton Welding Specialists Ltd
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Decline in type of work which applicant specialised in - At meeting employees told of financial difficulties - Applicant later informed position was to be made redundant - Declined offer of redeployment - Genuine redundancy - Payment in lieu of 3 days notice inadequate - One week appropriate notice period - Dismissal procedurally unfair - Fitter welder
Result Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages (1 week) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($500) ; Costs reserved
Cases Cited Aoraki Corporation Ltd v McGavin [1998] 1 ERNZ 601;Coutts Cars Ltd v Baguley [2001] ERNZ 660 ; [2002] 2 NZLR 533
Number of Pages 4
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