| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | [2016] NZERA Christchurch 25 |
| Determination date | 09 March 2016 |
| Member | Helen Doyle |
| Representation | P Clark (in person) ; C Curran-Tietjens |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | Clark v Commissioner of Police |
| Summary | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Whether applicant’s claim outside limitation period – Whether failure to pay standby allowance each pay period amounted to new cause of action |
| Abstract | AUTHORITY FOUND –;PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Each pay period in which applicant alleged should have received standby allowance gave rise to new claim. No discretion for Authority to extend time limit. Even if there were, history of matter would not support extension due to significant delay in filing claim. Applicant able to claim for 6 years prior to date of filing claim. |
| Result | Application granted ; Costs reserved |
| Main Category | Practice & Procedure |
| Statutes | ERA s131;ERA s131(1);ERA s142; ERA s219;Minimum Wage Act 1983 |
| Cases Cited | Haig v Edgewater Developers Ltd [2012] NZEmpC 189, [2012] ERNZ 543;Lau v Canaan Productions Ltd (in liq) [2011] NZERA Auckland 29;Law v Board of Trustees of Woodford House [2014] NZEmpC 25, [2014] ERNZ 576;NZ Engine Drivers etc IUW v Waitaki International Ltd [1990] 2 NZILR 1057 (LC);Poulter v Antipodean Growers Ltd [2010] NZEmpC 77, (2010) 7 NZELR 543;Pretorius v Marra Construction (2004) Ltd [2015] NZERA Auckland 314 |
| Number of Pages | 6 |
| PDF File Link: | 2016_NZERA_Christchurch_25.pdf [pdf 230 KB] |