Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 28/04
Hearing date 16 Jan 2004
Determination date 20 January 2004
Member L Robinson
Representation P Pa'u ; E Butcher
Location Auckland
Parties Buchan v Sheffield Ltd
Summary INJUNCTION - Application for interim reinstatement - Alleged dismissal procedurally and substantively unjustified - Serious misconduct - Unprofessional contact with another employee despite promise to refrain from such conduct - Absence from work - Arguable case conceded - Availability of substantive hearing in four weeks adequate alternative remedy - Away from employment for five months and off work five weeks prior to that - No real detriment to wait four weeks - Extremely negative consequences for staff if reinstated - Influenced by prior undisputed conduct in workplace - Injunction declined - Information Technology Manager
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s127
Cases Cited Richardson v Board of Governors of Wesley College [1999] 2 ERNZ 199;Perales v Botica unreported, J Wilson, 17 December 2003, AA 378/03
Number of Pages 6
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