Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 107/05
Hearing date 8 Feb 2005 - 9 Feb 2005 (2 days)
Determination date 30 March 2005
Member L Robinson
Representation V Letele ; S Wilson
Location Auckland
Parties Ioane v Fisher & Paykel Appliances Ltd
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious misconduct – Summary dismissal – Falsified wage sheet – Applicant alleged did not believe was doing anything wrong – Recorded hours worked as on Sunday when worked on Saturday - Recorded overtime as payable at double time would should have been time and a half – Full and fair enquiry – Applicant’s denial rejected – Evidence of co-worker preferred - Reasonable to infer applicant had been deliberately dishonest - Respondent entitled to take into account that applicant was union delegate who had assisted other employees with timesheets – Dismissal justified
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Number of Pages 5
PDF File Link: aa 107_05.pdf [pdf 29 KB]