| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 25/04 |
| Hearing date | 3 Mar 2004 |
| Determination date | 05 March 2004 |
| Member | G J Wood |
| Representation | C Blomkvist ; No appearance |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Greenwood v Grand International Ltd |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - No attendance at investigation meeting by respondent - No good cause for failure to attend - Authority acted as if respondent had been duly represented - Applicant's hours reduced and part time worker received more work - Given verbal warning and written warning about quality of food - Not given opportunity to explain - Warnings procedurally unjustified and amounted to harassment of applicant - Applicant believed could not longer continue working as inevitably would have been dismissed - Accepted new job - Unjustifiably constructively dismissed - UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Disadvantaged by unilateral reduction in hours from 40 hours to 34 hours - Chef |
| Result | Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($1,189.32)(Unilaterial reduction in hours) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($4,000) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($70) |
| Statutes | ERA s181;ERA Second Schedule cl12 |
| Number of Pages | 5 |
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