Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 290/04
Hearing date 10 Sep 2004
Determination date 13 September 2004
Member M Urlich
Representation CH Toogood ; P Robertson
Location Auckland
Parties Annan v Finn and Anor
Other Parties The Board of Trustees of Cambridge High School
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for interim reinstatement - Unjustified dismissal - Existence of disputes concerning key factual elements of applicant's alleged resignation indicated arguable case - Damage to applicant's reputation and career if grievance successful but if interim reinstatement refused unlikely to be met by award of damages - Potential loss to respondents covered by usual undertaking as to damages from applicant - Balance of convenience favoured preserving status quo at time alleged personal grievance arose - Overall justice favoured reinstatement on conditions - Interim reinstatement to payroll but no return to workplace - Order prohibiting publication of unconfirmed education review report and preliminary investigative report by agent of respondent - Order restraining use of preliminary report pending investigation of adequacy of agent's investigative procedures - High school principal
Result Applications granted ; Interim reinstatement ordered ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s127;ERA s127(5)
Cases Cited Baker v Armourguard Security Ltd [1998] 1 ERNZ 424
Number of Pages 6
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