| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 2/01 |
| Determination date | 11 January 2001 |
| Member | A Dumbleton |
| Representation | AM Hendra ; RM Harrison |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Eniata v Amcor Kiwi Packaging, a division of Amcor Packaging (New Zealand) Ltd |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Glass on expensive testing equipment broken - Whether excessive force applied constituting wilful damage - Whether full and fair investigation justifying finding of serious misconduct - Reasonable for company to conclude that excessive force used - Dismissal not predetermined - Applicant at least negligent and therefore blameworthy |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Statutes | ERA s124 |
| Cases Cited | Airline Stewards and Hostesses of NZ IUOW v Air New Zealand Ltd [1990] 3 NZILR 584;Drummond v Coca Cola Bottlers NZ [1995] 2 ERNZ 229;Honda NZ Ltd v NZ Shipwrights Union [1990] 3 NZILR 23;Jupiter General Insurance Co Ltd v Shroff [1937] All ER 67;Makatoa v Restaurant Brands (NZ) Ltd [1999] 2 ERNZ 311;Northern Distribution Union v BP Oil NZ Ltd [1992] 3 ERNZ 483;NZ (with exceptions) Food Processing etc IUOW v Unilever NZ Ltd [1990] 1 NZILR 35;Read v Air New Zealand Ltd [1991] 3 ERNZ 139 |
| Number of Pages | 7 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 2_01.pdf [pdf 39 KB] |