| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 329/02 |
| Hearing date | 16 Oct 2002 - 31 Oct 2002 (2 days) |
| Determination date | 14 November 2002 |
| Member | Y S Oldfield |
| Representation | S Mitchell ; M Meyrick |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | McInally v Huntly & District Workingmen's Club (Inc) |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Responsible for banking cash takings - Office clerk stole large amount of money without applicant noticing - Meetings with disciplinary committee to discuss applicant's work performance - Ultimate responsibility for office clerk's fraudulent acts rested with treasurer - Tasks had been delegated to applicant - Basic tasks of manager's role were accounting for club's money and supervision of staff - Failure to supervise staff adequately and check banking amounted to breach of duties and was negligent - Actions amounted to serious misconduct - Dismissal procedurally fair and substantively justified - Club manager |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Cases Cited | Richardson v Board of Governors of Wesley College [1999] 2 ERNZ 199;W & H Newspapers Ltd v Oram [2000] 2 ERNZ 448 |
| Number of Pages | 6 |
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