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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