Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 212/05
Hearing date 7 Jun 2005
Determination date 08 June 2005
Member J Scott
Representation F Palma (in person) ; no appearance
Location Auckland
Parties Palma v Innovatory Technologies (NZ) Co Ltd (in receivership)
Summary COMPLIANCE ORDER - JURISDICTION - No appearance for respondent - Application that respondent comply with settlement agreement which resolved personal grievance - Respondent had not paid four weeks' salary to applicant as agreed - Settlement not signed by mediator under s149 ERA so not enforceable under s151 ERA - Whether settlement agreement could be enforced as employment agreement pursuant to s137 ERA - Question currently before Employment Court - Jurisdiction not raised as issue in matter before Authority - Settlement purported to supersede all previous agreements - Authority took liberal view that it had jurisdiction - Respondent ordered to comply with settlement agreement immediately
Result Application granted ; Compliance ordered ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(filing fee)
Statutes ERA s137;ERA s137(1);ERA s149;ERA s151
Cases Cited Mason v Future Planning Ltd unreported, R Monaghan, 29 October 2004, AA 350/04
Number of Pages 2
PDF File Link: aa 212_05.pdf [pdf 10 KB]