Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 118/02
Hearing date 22 Oct 2002
Determination date 20 November 2002
Member P Cheyne
Representation F Wall ; A Toohey
Location Christchurch
Parties Drennan v One World Leisure NZ Ltd
Summary JURISDICTION - Unjustified dismissal - Whether employee or independent contractor - Agreement headed up as Independent Contractor Agreement - Paid solely on commission - No provision for sick leave or holiday pay - Respondent not liable for ACC levies or income tax - Arbitration for resolving disputes - Agreement clear that applicant engaged as contractor not employee - Respondent had control over applicant's work - Work was integrated into respondent's business - No use of own capital - Did not supply own tools - Entitled to perform other work - Relationship more closely resembled that of contract for services - Contractor not employee - Salesperson
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s6
Cases Cited Koia v Carlyon Holdings Ltd [2001] ERNZ 585;Curlew v Harvey Norman Stores (NZ) Pty Ltd [2002] 1 ERNZ 114
Number of Pages 3
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