Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 350/04
Hearing date 24 Sep 2004 - 29 Oct 2004 (2 days)
Determination date 29 October 2004
Member R A Monaghan
Representation J Mason (in person) ; L Campbell
Location Auckland
Parties Mason v Future Planning Ltd
Summary COMPLIANCE ORDER - Parties agreed to employment relationship ending and entered into settlement agreement - Agreement provided for payment of commissions - Applicant sought compliance with agreement since amount not paid - Respondent alleged Authority had no jurisdiction to make order since agreement not employment agreement - Probably correct to say s151 Employment Relations Act 2000 did not apply since not mediated settlement - Went too far to say s137 ERA not available - Counties Manukau Health v Pack (cited below) distinguished - Applicant always had right to commission payments - Respondent had no right to deprive applicant of right to payment without express agreement supported by consideration - Entitlement of payment of commission entitlement under employment agreement - Recovery of money available by compliance order - Compliance ordered within seven days date determination - Interest 6.75 percent from specified date - Entituling amended to properly identify respondent
Result Compliance ordered ; Interest (7 percent) ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s131;ERA s149;ERA s151
Cases Cited Counties Manukau Health Ltd t/a South Auckland Health v Pack [2000] ERNZ 518
Number of Pages 4
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