Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2016] NZERA Auckland 300
Hearing date 1-Sep-16
Determination date 01 September 2016
Member T Tetitaha
Representation V Ammundsen ; P Robertson
Location Auckland
Parties Maday v Avondale College Board of Trustees
Summary RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE – Whether grievance raised within 90 days – Leave sought to raise grievance out of time
Abstract AUTHORITY FOUND –RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE: Grievance not sufficiently raised by letter. Not convinced on balance of probabilities that respondent consented to late raising of grievance. Applicant made reasonable arrangements to have grievance raised in time. Applicant’s representative unreasonably failed to raise grievance. Grievance only raised 6 days late. Just to grant leave. Leave granted to raise grievance out of time.
Result Application granted ; Costs reserved
Main Category Raising PG
Statutes ERA s114(1) ; ERA s114(2) ; ERA s114(3) ; ERA s115(b)
Cases Cited Commissioner of Police v Hawkins [2009] NZCA 209, [2009] 3 NZLR 381 ; Coy v Commissioner of Police (No 6) [2011] NZEmpC 142 ; Creedy v Commissioner of Police [2006] ERNZ 517 (EmpC) ; Creedy v Commissioner of Police [2008] NZSC 31, [2008] 3 NZLR 7 ; R v Kelly [2000] QB 198, [199] 2 All ER 13
Number of Pages 6
PDF File Link: 2016_NZERA_Auckland_300.pdf [pdf 108 KB]