Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2015] NZERA Auckland 172
Determination date 17 June 2015
Member A Fitzgibbon
Representation Y Lukas ; S Ball
Parties Bali v Henderson Auto Parts (2005) Ltd
Summary RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE – Whether grievance raised within 90 days – Whether respondent impliedly consented to grievance being raised outside 90 days
Abstract AUTHORITY FOUND –RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE: Applicant sent email raising grievance to respondent before end of 90 day period. Respondent unable to claim did not receive email as email sent to company email address. Grievance raised within 90 days. In any case, respondent aware of grievance before proceedings began but did not raise issue until after telephone conference. Respondent gave implied consent to grievance being raised out of time.
Result Application granted ; Costs reserved
Main Category Raising PG
Statutes ERA s114;ERA s114(1);ECA s33(2)
Cases Cited Jacobsen Creative Surfaces Ltd v Findlater [1994] 1 ERNZ 35 ;;Phillips v Net Tel Communications [2002] 2 ERNZ 340
Number of Pages 6
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