Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 137/01
Determination date 02 October 2001
Member D King
Representation T Kurta ; J Attfield
Location Auckland
Parties Donoghue v Classique Landscapes Ltd
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Whether dismissal or abandonment of employment - Alleged misrepresented experience causing loss to respondent - Accident at work - Advised to take time off for recovery - Alleged told respondent had medical certificate for 3 weeks - Problems in workplace attributed to applicant's purported lack of knowledge and experience - Recorded in ACC form it was unlikely applicant would continue in employment - Aware applicant was on ACC - Unable to conclude applicant had abandoned employment - Termination at initiative of employer - CV not misleading - No misrepresentation
Result Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($4,800)(6 weeks) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,000) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($320) ; Costs reserved
Cases Cited EN Ramsbottom Ltd v Chambers [2000] 2 ERNZ 97
Number of Pages 4
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