| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 374/04 |
| Hearing date | 23 Jun 2004 - 2 Jul 2004 (3 days) |
| Determination date | 17 November 2004 |
| Member | Y S Oldfield |
| Representation | K Felton (in person) ; M Berryman, R McBeath |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Felton, formerly known as Amrein v UBD (a division of W & H Publications Ltd) |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Business reorganisation - Discussion and offer of new position in co-worker's team - Plans for new role dropped - Told new position not going ahead but no explanation why - At further meeting to hear applicant's response, applicant told to have a coffee to wait for respondent to get back to her - Left waiting until late afternoon - Genuine redundancy - Procedurally unfair - UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Alleged change in duties disadvantage - First disadvantage grievance out of time and in any event could not have been sustained - Second disadvantage that co-worker obtained new position - Applicant inferred certain work transferred to co-worker - Applicant under misapprehension - No disadvantage - Manager |
| Result | Application granted (Unjustified dismissal) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($6,000) ; Application dismissed (Unjustified disadvantage) ; Costs reserved |
| Number of Pages | 10 |
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