Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No WA 118/03
Hearing date 13 Aug 2003
Determination date 25 August 2003
Member G J Wood
Representation JA Burney ; W Harvey
Location Napier
Parties Warren v AMCOR Food Packaging NZ Ltd
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Whether offer and acceptance of employment - Whether should have been offered position pursuant to collective agreement - Respondent relied on seasonal employees - Three types of employees under CA - Permanent, temporary and casual - Applicant had moved from temporary to casual employee - Manager enquired into appointing applicant to another temporary position next season - Employees expressed concern about working with applicant - Applicant not appointed - Alleged preference provisions required appointment of existing temporary staff - Credibility - Respondent's evidence preferred - No offer of employment - Preference provision did not favour applicant as position filled by temporary worker - Employment Relations Act 2000 unlike Employment Contracts Act 1991 allowed certain terms and conditions to survive termination
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Cases Cited Rankin v Attorney General in respect of the State Services Commissioner [2001] ERNZ 476
Number of Pages 7
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