Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 51/05
Hearing date 16 Aug 2004
Determination date 13 April 2005
Member P Montgomery
Representation KS Tifaga ; J Button
Location Christchurch
Parties Rudman v Feltex Carpets Ltd
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Applicant swore at shift manager on numerous occasions - Language offensive and amounted to rejection of manager's right to manage - Previous warning for absence and lateness expired but remained on file - Not shown expired warning relied on in dismissal - Behaviour towards shift manager sufficient in itself to justify dismissal - Entitled to find serious misconduct and dismiss applicant summarily - Suggested respondent review procedures in area regarding warnings kept on file without delay if had not already done so - Creeler
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Cases Cited Northern Distribution Union v BP Oil NZ Ltd [1992] 3 ERNZ 483
Number of Pages 4
PDF File Link: ca 51_05.pdf [pdf 31 KB]