| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 106/04 |
| Hearing date | 20 Jul 2004 |
| Determination date | 16 August 2004 |
| Member | G J Wood |
| Representation | J Cleary ; S Deegan |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Allan v National Bank of New Zealand Ltd |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Whether offer and acceptance - Respondent purchased by applicant's employer - Restructuring resulted in redundancy or redeployment - Whether agreement to pay applicant redundancy compensation and offer new position - Credibility - Respondent's evidence preferred - No agreement to pay compensation as well as offer position - Redundancy compensation paid - Offer and acceptance of position subject to written agreement - Written agreement never concluded - No unjustified dismissal or disadvantage |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Cases Cited | Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Ltd v Fletcher Challenge Energy Ltd [2001] 2 NZLR 219;Fenwick v Knight Frank (NZ) Ltd unreported, GJ Wood, 10 April 2002, WA 28/02;Hayden v Wellington Free Ambulance Service [2002] 1 ERNZ 399 |
| Number of Pages | 9 |
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