| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 33/01 |
| Determination date | 15 June 2001 |
| Member | D Asher |
| Representation | G Clarke ; G Davenport |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Taiaroa v Wellington Regional Council |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Summary dismissal - Serious misconduct - Application for leave and day in lieu declined - Took two days leave regardless - No effort made to contact employer to explain absence on second day - Applicant deliberately set out to absent himself from work without permission - Whether wilful disobedience - Credibility - Evidence of respondent preferred - Summary dismissal for deliberate act of disobedience justified - Dismissal was justified - Serviceman |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Cases Cited | Northern Distribution Union v BP Oil Ltd [1992] 3 ERNZ 483;W & H Newspapers Ltd v Oram [2000] 2 ERNZ 448 |
| Number of Pages | 8 |
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