Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 60/05
Hearing date 11 Mar 2005
Determination date 27 April 2005
Member H Doyle
Representation PC Butler ; J Gibbs
Location Christchurch
Parties Thackwell v Toll NZ Consolidated Ltd (formerly Tranzrail Ltd) t/a Tranzlink Christchurch
Summary JURISDICTION - Whether employee or independent contractor - No written agreement - Respondent did not intend to enter into employment agreement with applicant - Meeting between parties was to assess applicant's suitability to become owner driver for particular run - Conduct between parties after meeting capable of supporting view that it was possible applicant would become owner driver after assessing run - After assessing run applicant told respondent he wanted to be employee rather than owner driver - Applicant was independent contractor - Non-publication order in respect of name of particular person and respondent's commercially sensitive cost margins - Driver
Result Application dismissed ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s102;ERA s103
Number of Pages 7
PDF File Link: ca 60_05.pdf [pdf 34 KB]