Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 36/04
Hearing date 29 Mar 2004
Determination date 30 March 2004
Member H Doyle
Representation K Tifaga ; M Maling
Location Christchurch
Parties Simmonds v Canterbury Meat Packers (Marlborough) Ltd
Summary INTERIM REINSTATEMENT - Application for interim reinstatement - Dismissed for serious misconduct - Assault against supervisor by placing hands around neck -Arguable case and serious question to be decided - Not able to say that respondent's case that dismissal justified unlikely to succeed - Balance of convenience and overall justice weighed in favour of employer - Application declined and full investigation to take place on date offered - Beef boner
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Cases Cited Port of Wellington Ltd v Longwith [1995] 1 ERNZ 87
Number of Pages 5
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