Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 81/05
Determination date 02 June 2005
Member J Crichton
Representation J Waterworth ; J Butler
Location Christchurch
Parties Lines (Labour Inspector) v Butlers Fruit Farms Ltd
Summary COMPLIANCE ORDER - Compliance with demand notice sought - Unsuccessful application to allow additional time to lodge objection - Respondents alleged they wanted to sit down with employee and resolve matters by agreement - Employee asked applicant (Labour Inspector) to deal with matter on her behalf - That was her right - Respondent needed to satisfy applicant that calculations were wrong and had not done so - Alleged demand notice arrived while they were organising mediation - Even if respondents had been fully engaged in mediation did not entitle them to ignore official correspondence - Ordered to comply with demand notice - Respondent ordered to reimburse applicant for filing fee - Applicant to immediately serve copy of determination on respondent
Result Compliance order granted ; Orders accordingly ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(Filing fee) ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s224
Number of Pages 3
PDF File Link: ca 81_05.pdf [pdf 14 KB]