Brook v Macowan and Ors

Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2013] NZERA Auckland 15
Hearing date 11 Oct 2012
Determination date 16 January 2013
Member T G Tetitaha
Representation M Dew ; P Brown
Parties Brook v Macowan and Ors
Other Parties Gainsford, Crozier, Kennedy
Summary JURISDICTION – Whether applicant employee or volunteer – Whether description of applicant as “paid servant” meant applicant employee – Whether applicant told would be volunteer – Irregularities in bank statements – New Zealand Dance and Dance Sport Council – Registrar
Abstract AUTHORITY FOUND –;JURISDICTION: Payment of honorarium to applicant at respondents’ absolute discretion inconsistent with existence of employment agreement. No PAYE or other tax deducted from payments to applicant. Respondents’ had limited control over applicant’s daily activities and applicant treated directives as optional. No evidence of common intention by parties to enter employment relationship. No jurisdiction.
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Main Category Jurisdiction
Statutes ERA s6;ERA s6(1);ERA s6(2);ERA s6(3)
Cases Cited Bryson v Three Foot Six Ltd (No 2) [2005] ERNZ 372 ; [2005] 3 NZLR 721;Caccippoli v Board of Trustees of Edmund Hilary School unreported, Y Oldfield, 7 December 2004, AA402/04;Corbett v National Mutual Finance Ltd unreported, Richardson, Gault and McKay JJ, 10 February 1992, CA172/91;Curlew v Harvey Norman Stores (NZ) Pty Ltd [2002] 1 ERNZ 114;Griffith v Sunbeam Corp Ltd unreported, Couch J, 28 July 2006, WC13/06;Hakaraia v Foodstuffs (Wellington) Co-operative Society Ltd [2001] ERNZ 105;Hutton v Provencocadmus Ltd (in rec) [2012] NZEmpC 207;Inspector of Awards and Agreements v Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Wellington Monthly Meeting [1984] ACJ 409;Kaur v Sri Guru Singh Sabha Auckland Inc [2012] NZERA Auckland 52;Kelly v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corp unreported, Palmer J, 24 March 1999, WC13/99;New Zealand Merchant Service Guild IUOW Inc v New Zealand Rail Ltd [1991] 2 ERNZ 587;Page v Waipu Citizens and Services Club Inc unreported, Travis J, 27 January 1998, AEC1/98;RNZAF Museum Trust Board v Hunter unreported, Shaw J, 1 March 2000, WC11/00;T v S A R Ltd unreported, H Doyle, 23 September 2005, CA126/05;Taiapa v Te Runanga O Turanganui A Kiwa t/a Turanga Ararau Private Training Establishment [2012] NZERA Auckland 252;Cunningham v TNT Express Worldwide (New Zealand) Ltd [1993] 1 ERNZ 695 ; [1993] 3 NZLR 681;Young v Venables t/a Mt Eden Bakery & Delicatessen unreported, Shaw J, 7 November 2000, AC88/00
Number of Pages 13
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