| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 157/04 |
| Hearing date | 16 Mar 2004 |
| Determination date | 03 May 2004 |
| Member | V Campbell |
| Representation | B Stefanac (In person) ; J Mills |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Stefanac v Financial Automation Ltd |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Whether genuine - Alleged dismissed for performance reasons not redundancy - Whether adequate consultation - Respondent in dire financial situation - Decision to halve employee numbers warranted - Redundancy genuine - Dismissal based on redundancy selection criteria - Dismissed for redundancy not poor performance - Applicant refused to discuss selection criteria results - Failure to discuss results with applicant did not render dismissal unfair - Dismissal open to fair and reasonable employer - Cobol analyst programmer |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Cases Cited | Aoraki Corporation Ltd v McGavin [1998] 1 ERNZ 601;Communication & Energy Workers Union Inc v Telecom NZ Ltd [1993] 2 ERNZ 429;Coutts Cars v Baguley [2001] ERNZ 660 ; [2002] 2 NZLR 533;Dunn v Methanex New Zealand Ltd [1996] 2 ERNZ 222;McKechnie Metals Ltd v Schreiber [2002] 2 ERNZ 758;Wellington International Airport Ltd v Air NZ Ltd [1993] 1 NZLR 671 |
| Number of Pages | 10 |
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