| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 52/03 |
| Hearing date | 30 Jan 2003 |
| Determination date | 28 February 2003 |
| Member | K Raureti |
| Representation | K Nicolson ; S Langton, A Gray |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Lee v Woolworths NZ Ltd |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Breach of company policy - Credited cash sales from one department to another - Amounted to falsification of company records - Actions likely to strike at heart of basic trust and confidence - Open to fair and reasonable employer to dismiss - No advance warning of disciplinary meeting - Dismissal substantively justified but procedurally unfair - Contributory conduct 80 percent - Team leader |
| Result | Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($19,449.95 reduced to $3,889.99) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($1,600) ; Reimbursement of lost benefit ($724.98)(Company car) ; Costs reserved |
| Cases Cited | Drummond v Coca Cola Bottlers NZ [1995] 2 ERNZ 229;Northern Distribution Union v BP Oil NZ Ltd [1992] 3 ERNZ 483;NZ (with exceptions) Food Processing etc IUOW v Unilever NZ Ltd [1990] 1 NZILR 35 |
| Number of Pages | 6 |
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