Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 31/05
Hearing date 15 Feb 2005
Determination date 04 March 2005
Member P Cheyne
Representation T Bassett ; P Macdonald
Location Christchurch
Parties Jones v George Weston Foods (NZ) Ltd
Summary RAISING OF PERSONAL GRIEVANCE - Application for leave to raise grievance out of time - Grievance raised 93 days after dismissal - Authority preferred applicant's evidence that he had always wanted to pursue personal grievance and asked advocate to do so on his behalf - Unequivocal instruction within 90 day period to raise grievance - Advocate responsible for delay in delivering posted letter - Applicant made reasonable arrangements to have grievance raised on his behalf by advocate - Advocate unreasonably failed to ensure grievance raised within time - Leave granted
Result Application granted ; Costs reserved
Number of Pages 3
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