Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 129/05
Hearing date 11 Apr 2005
Determination date 13 April 2005
Member L Robinson
Representation C Tulagi (in person) ; C Jang (in person), J Jang (in person)
Location Auckland
Parties Tulagi v Jang and Anor
Other Parties Jang
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Under employment agreement applicant designated a casual worker on call seven days - Applicant's employment had features of regularity and permanence and was not casual but flexible part-time - Respondents proposed to contract out motel's cleaning on fixed price contract - Offered contract to applicant and her family but they declined - Respondents entitled to make genuine commercial decision - However decision to terminate applicant's employment had to be carried out in fair and reasonable manner - Offer of contract to applicant did not constitute proper and sufficient consultation about her particular employment - Dismissal procedurally unjustified - Senior housekeeper
Result Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,000) ; No order for costs; Disbursements ($70)(filing fee)
Number of Pages 4
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