Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 99/03
Hearing date 3 Apr 2003
Determination date 11 April 2003
Member A Dumbleton
Representation P Wallace ; S Dalzell
Location Auckland
Parties Graham v Airways Corporation of New Zealand Ltd
Summary INTERIM INJUNCTION - Application for interim reinstatement - Employed on trial basis until on-the-job training was passed - Dismissed after failure to complete training satisfactorily - Whether procedure in contract correctly followed - Arguable case established - Low threshold - Alternative remedies - No prejudice to applicant if reinstatement delayed until substantive hearing in two months - Balance of convenience favoured respondent - Safety reasons and inability to provide trainer - Overall justice favoured respondent - Strength of case considered - Interim reinstatement declined - Air Traffic Controller
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s127
Cases Cited Madar v P & O Services (NZ) Ltd [1999] 2 ERNZ 174;New Zealand Air Line Pilots' IUOW Inc v Air Nelson Ltd [1998] 3 ERNZ 332;Trotter v Telecom Corporation of NZ Ltd [1993] 2 ERNZ 659
Number of Pages 11
PDF File Link: aa 99_03.pdf [pdf 61 KB]