| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | CA 143/05 |
| Hearing date | 5 Oct 2005 |
| Determination date | 03 November 2005 |
| Member | P Cheyne |
| Representation | C Strong (in person) ; S Guest |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | Strong v Ritchie |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Summary dismissal - Whether dismissed or resigned - Applicant wanted to cease working Friday and Saturday evenings - Applicant phoned manager and said pay was $200 short - Dispute over what was said during phone call - Found that manager told applicant to get out" or "forget about the lot" - Manager then immediately went into work and dismissed applicant by telling her to get out while wrongly criticising her as unreliable - Fair and reasonable employer would not have reacted in such way - Prospects for resolution derailed by manager writing unnecessary letter advancing her untrue claim that had been resignation - Remedies - Contributory conduct 20 percent - Intituling amended to identify company rather than manager as respondent - Dispatcher" |
| Result | Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages (Quantum to be determined) ; Costs reserved |
| Statutes | ERA s103A |
| Number of Pages | 5 |
| PDF File Link: | ca 143_05.pdf [pdf 36 KB] |