Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 40/04
Hearing date 11 Nov 2003
Determination date 02 February 2004
Member J Wilson
Representation T Wotherspoon ; N Waldren
Location Auckland
Parties Legge v Club Westside
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Summary dismissal - Alleged theft - Trespass notice issued against applicant - Notice amounted to dismissal - Dismissed without full and fair investigation - Procedurally unfair - Dismissal unjustified - Remedies - Whether applicant contributed to personal grievance to disentitle remedies - Applicant did not contribute to procedural unfairness - Manager
Result Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($5,280)(3 months) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,000) ; Costs reserved
Cases Cited NZ (with exceptions) Food Processing etc IUOW v Unilever NZ Ltd [1990] 1 NZILR 35;W & H Newspapers Ltd v Oram [2000] 2 ERNZ 448
Number of Pages 5
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