Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 144/01
Determination date 01 October 2001
Member D King
Representation A Hendra ; P Swarbrick
Location Auckland
Parties Ah Ping v Carter Holt Harvey t/a Carter Holt Harvey Plywood
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Whether dismissed or abandoned employment - Absence due to illness - Requested relative to call employer and fax medical certificates - Relative failed to contact employer - Abandonment clauses illegitimately invoked - Dismissal unjustified - Contributory conduct 10 percent - Reinstatement appropriate - Forkhoist operator
Result Application granted ; Reinstatement ordered ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($2,806 reduced to $2,525.40) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,000 reduced to $2,700) ; Costs reserved
Number of Pages 5
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