Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No WA 112/05
Hearing date 27 Jun 2005
Determination date 11 July 2005
Member D Asher
Representation G Shand ; N Waldren
Location New Plymouth
Parties Sutherland v Petkovden Company Ltd
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Alleged director of respondent cut applicant twice with boning knife – On ACC because of injuries – Not seeking compensation for personal injury but compensation for alleged procedurally unjustified dismissal – Dispute over how employment ended – No dismissal or resignation – Effectively ended as result of applicant’s injuries – Penalty of $1,000 for failure to provide written employment agreement (to Crown) - Head chef
Result Application dismissed (unjustified dismissal) ; Application granted (penalty)($1,000)(To Crown) ; Cost reserved
Statutes ERA s64A(3);ERA s64;ERA s64(3);ERA s65;ERA s133;ERA s135(2)(a);Injury Prevention Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2001 s317(1);Injury Prevention Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2001 s317(2)(c);Injury Prevention Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2001 s317(3)
Cases Cited McGory v Ansett [1999] 2 NZLR 328;Varney v Tasman Regional Sports Trust unreported, Goddard CJ, 23 July 2004, CC 15/04;Xu and Anor v McIntosh [2004] 2 ERNZ 448
Number of Pages 7
PDF File Link: wa 112_05.pdf [pdf 31 KB]