Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 276/05
Hearing date 26 May 2005
Determination date 22 July 2005
Member M Urlich
Representation D Organ ; A Fitzgibbon
Location Auckland
Parties Melville v MarketSMART International (NZ) Ltd
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Genuine redundancy - Applicant declined offer of alternative position - Procedurally unfair - No consultation prior to decision being made to restructure applicant's position - Dismissal meeting fell below standards required - Should have been given adequate notice of purpose of meeting to enable him to seek advice and/or have representative present - Reinstatement impractical since position no longer existed
Result Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000) ; Costs reserved
Number of Pages 6
PDF File Link: aa 276_05.pdf [pdf 35 KB]