| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 152/01 |
| Determination date | 05 October 2001 |
| Member | WRC Gardiner |
| Representation | P Wicks ; A Drake |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Woodley v AFFCO Holdings Ltd |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Constructive dismissal - Alleged breach of duty caused resignation - Work reduced after resignation of two reporting managers - Uncertain whether ongoing employment available - Alleged lack of communication and failure to provide work - Reassured position safe - Work not deliberately withheld - Began new employment immediately - No breach of duty forcing applicant to resign - Executive assistant |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Cases Cited | Auckland Electric Power Board v Auckland Provincial Districts Local Authorities Officers IUOW [1994] 1 ERNZ 168;Auckland etc Shop Employees etc IUOW v Woolworths (NZ) Ltd [1985] ACJ 963;Harris and Russell Ltd v Slingsby [1973] 3 All ER 31;Holley v Country Foods NZ Ltd unreported, Goddard CJ, 24 April 1996, WEC 20/96;Northern Clerical etc Union v Emery Customs Brokers NZ Ltd [1990] 1 NZILR 634;NZ Labourers etc IUOW v Hodder & Tolley Ltd [1989] 1 NZILR 431;NZ Woollen Workers' Union v Distinctive Knitwear NZ Ltd [1990] 2 NZILR 438;Stiffe v Wilson & Horton Ltd unreported, Goddard CJ, 5 December 2000, AC 94/00;Wellington etc Clerical Workers' Union v Barraud & Abraham Ltd [1970] 70 BA 347;Wellington etc Clerical Workers' Union v Greenwich [1983] ACJ 965;Western Excavating Ltd v Sharp [1978] 1 All ER 713 |
| Number of Pages | 16 |
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