| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | CA 74/03 |
| Hearing date | 20 May 2003 |
| Determination date | 01 July 2003 |
| Member | H Doyle |
| Representation | AJ Shaw ; I Williams |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | Perham v Turf Services Ltd |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Suspected of theft of petrol from respondent - Police camera installed - No real evidence of theft from videos - Independent evidence of unauthorised cutting of extra key to petrol tank - Admitted to taking $15 worth of petrol - Police considered warning was appropriate - Disciplinary meeting between respondent and applicant - Notice of allegations - No predetermination - Full and fair investigation - Dismissal justified - Apprentice green keeper |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Cases Cited | BP Oil NZ Ltd v Northern etc Distribution Workers etc IUOW [1989] 3 NZILR 276;Honda NZ Ltd v NZ (with exceptions) Shipwrights etc IUOW [1990] 3 NZILR 23 ; [1991] 1 NZLR 392;Leilua v Glovers Food Processors Ltd [1998] 3 ERNZ 211 |
| Number of Pages | 8 |
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