Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No WA 48/05
Hearing date 23 Mar 2005
Determination date 23 March 2005
Member D Asher
Representation M Johnson (in person) ; no appearance
Location Napier
Parties Johnson v Cohasset Consultancy and Investments Ltd
Summary ARREARS OF WAGES AND OTHER MONIES - Applicant had not been paid final five weeks' salary - No appearance for respondent - No consent to offsetting unpaid salary against salary advance - Applicant entitled to unpaid salary - Other monies - Applicant owed $703 for expenses for portable phone use - Failure to pay salary resulted in applicant incurring bank charges as result of insufficient funds being in his account - Respondent to pay costs of bank charges - COSTS - Costs in favour of applicant $787.50 plus reimbursement of filing fee
Result Arrears of wages ($5,270.13) ; Other monies ($703)(Portable phone costs) ; ($105)(Bank charges) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($787.50) ; Disbursements ($70)(Filing fee)
Statutes ERA s159;ERA s173
Number of Pages 4
PDF File Link: wa 48_05.pdf [pdf 19 KB]