| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2013] NZERA Auckland 21 |
| Hearing date | 18 Dec 2012 |
| Determination date | 23 January 2013 |
| Member | A Fitzgibbon |
| Representation | P Cranney ; G Davenport |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Swanson v New Zealand Fire Service Commission |
| Summary | DISPUTE – Parties disputed whether respondent could restructure applicant’s role and make applicant redundant if new role not accepted – Whether new role same as previous role – Variation in hours – Whether threat of redundancy unconscionable and oppressive - Firefighter trainer |
| Abstract | AUTHORITY FOUND –;DISPUTE: Change in role fundamental. Respondent could not impose change on applicant unless applicant agreed. Respondent entitled, following fair procedure, to determine applicant’s position redundant. No threat. Questions answered in favour of respondent. |
| Result | Questions answered in favour of respondent; Costs reserved |
| Main Category | Dispute |
| Statutes | ERA s103(1)(b) - ERA s103A – Fire Service Act 1975 |
| Cases Cited | GN Hale & Son Ltd v Wellington etc Caretakers etc IUOW (1990) ERNZ Sel Cas 843; [1990] 1 NZLR 151;Grant v Superstrike Bowling Centres Ltd [1992] 1 ERNZ 727;Hyndman and Ors v Northland Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd unreported, Colgan J, 3 Aug 1994, AEC46/94;Simpsons Farms Ltd v Aberhart [2006] ERNZ 825 |
| Number of Pages | 10 |
| PDF File Link: | 2013_NZERA_Auckland_21.pdf [pdf 261 KB] |