Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 224/05
Determination date 20 June 2005
Member K J Anderson
Representation CN White (in person) ; K Heinz Meyer
Location Auckland
Parties White v Autohaus Rotorua Ltd
Summary PRACTICE AND PRACTICE - Mediated settlement - Whether full and final settlement - Applicant sought to bring claim against respondent - Labour Inspector correctly declined to take matter further until the Authority had determined the effect of that settlement as to its finality - Applicant prevented from reopening any matter pertaining to employment at respondent because terms of mediated settlement conclusive - Full and final settlement of all matters reached - Provisions of s149(3) Employment Relations Act 2000 also conclusive - Applicant had considered claim just six weeks before mediation occurred - Assumed she had ample opportunity to raise that issue in mediation before agreeing to full and final settlement - Did not raise issue again with Labour Inspector until nearly two years after the mediation - Agreement final and binding
Result Application dismissed ; No order for costs
Statutes ERA s149;ERA s149(2)
Number of Pages 2
PDF File Link: aa 224_05.pdf [pdf 12 KB]