| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2017] NZERA Auckland 288 |
| Hearing date | 19-Jun-17 |
| Determination date | 15 September 2017 |
| Member | N Craig |
| Representation | R Tupaea ; A O'Connor |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Johnson v S.T. Linehaul Ltd |
| Summary | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Whether proceedings commenced within 3 years of raising grievance – RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE – Applicant sought leave to raise grievances out of time – Foreman |
| Abstract | AUTHORITY FOUND –;PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Applicant applied for proceedings in regard to a grievance relating to requests for days off work within 3 years of being raised. Application granted.RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE: Applicant did not raise other grievances in time. Applicant applied for leave to grant multiple grievances out of time. Applicant could not establish on his evidence exceptional circumstances to raise grievances late. Leave to raise grievance out of time declined. Application dismissed. |
| Result | Application granted (practice and procedure) ; Application dismissed (Raising personal grievance) ; Costs reserved |
| Main Category | Practice & Procedure |
| Statutes | ERA s103(1)(b);ERA s114;ERA s114(1);ERA s114(2);ERA s114(3);ERA s114(4);ERA s114(6);ERA s115;ERA s115(a);ERA s174E |
| Cases Cited | Austin v Silver Fern Farms Ltd [2014] NZEmpC 30;Board of Trustees of Te Kura Kaupapa Motuhake O Tawhiuau v Edmonds [2008] ERNZ 139 (EmpC);Clark v Nelson Malborough Institute of Technology (2008) 5 NZELR 628 (EmpC);Creedy v Commissioner of Police [2006] ERNZ 517 (EmpC);Gates v Air New Zealand Ltd (2009) 7 NZELR 41 (EmpC);McClutchie v Landcorp Farming Ltd [1993] 1 ERNZ 388 (EmpC);Muggeridge v Miden Construction Co Ltd [1992] 1 ERNZ 232 (EmpC);Premier Events Group Ltd v Beattie (No 3) [2012] NZEmpC 79;Telecom New Zealand Ltd v Morgan [2004] 2 ERNZ 9 (EmpC) |
| Number of Pages | 17 |
| PDF File Link: | 2017_NZERA_Auckland_288.pdf [pdf 268 KB] |