Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 242/05
Hearing date 14 Sep 2004
Determination date 04 July 2005
Member M Urlich
Representation B Spong ; R Hucker
Location Auckland
Parties Sullivan v Eagle Print Ltd
Summary JURISDICTION - Whether independent contractor or employee - No written agreement - Applicant, trading under another name, contracted to respondent to provide accounting software support services and print brokering services - While managing director of respondent on leave, applicant agreed to increase her duties temporarily - Increased duties involved applicant being at work during business hours and attending meetings - Integration and control tests weighed in applicant's favour during that period but standing back from period and looking at relationship as a whole, satisfied applicant in business on her own account throughout engagement with respondent - Discussions about applicant becoming employee not concluded and no employment agreement entered into
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s6(3)
Cases Cited Three Foot Six Ltd v Bryson [2004] 2 ERNZ 97
Number of Pages 5
PDF File Link: aa 242_05.pdf [pdf 30 KB]