| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 310/04 |
| Hearing date | 1 Jun 2004 |
| Determination date | 24 September 2004 |
| Member | Y S Oldfield |
| Representation | M O'Brien ; P Alba |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Pereira v New Zealand Cambridge Academy Ltd |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Respondent faced major difficulties - Number of children in applicant's class sometimes as few as one - Decision made to dismiss applicant - No discussions with applicant about termination - Genuine and commercial reasons for redundancies - Selection criteria not clear and objective - Selection of applicant over colleagues not shown to be justified - Failed to show substantive justification for dismissal - Consultation as such impracticable in present case - Failure to disclose selection criteria compounded by complete absence of any explanation or basic courtesy - Dismissal unjustified - Teacher |
| Result | Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($7,429.45)(10 weeks) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($4,000) ; Costs reserved |
| Number of Pages | 6 |
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