| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 281/05 |
| Hearing date | 23 May 2005 |
| Determination date | 26 July 2005 |
| Member | R A Monaghan |
| Representation | M Lees (in person) ; L Turner |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Lees v Norske Skog Tasman Ltd |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Redundancy - Division where applicant worked was contracted out - Applicant offered employment with company who were awarded the contact - Alleged felt pressured to take new job - No disadvantage by being on secondment when restructuring occurred - Was not bullied into taking position with new employer - Applicant questioned selection of other employees over him for remaining positions with respondent - Respondent's assessment of employees for remaining positions not unfair - Reinstatement not appropriate - No breach of good faith - Process cleaner |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Cases Cited | Norske Skog Tasman Ltd v The Pulp & Paper Industry Council of Manufacturing & Construction Workers Union unreported, Colgan J, 31 July 2004, AC 42/04 |
| Number of Pages | 5 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 281_05.pdf [pdf 30 KB] |