| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | CA 100/05 |
| Hearing date | 16 Jun 2005 |
| Determination date | 21 July 2005 |
| Member | J Crichton |
| Representation | N Quinn (in person) R Cuthbertson (in person) |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | Quinn v Cuthbertson |
| Summary | BREACH OF CONTRACT - Application for recovery of training costs - Employment agreement not signed - Employment agreement had reimbursement policy under which employee would be required to reimburse employer all costs associated with training if employee left within two year period - Costs stated to amount to $5,000 over two year period - Respondent left applicant's employment after eight weeks - Respondent sought $2,750 from applicant - No binding agreement between parties - No real meeting of minds - Respondent regarded herself as still negotiating employment agreement and deliberately did not sign it - Documentation plainly incomplete - No amount had been recorded to evidence employee's liability - Difficult to see how employer could recover against an employee when first occasion employee had to establish amount of liability was when they received letter from employer asking for cheque - No contractual footing on which applicant could enforce reimbursement of training costs |
| Result | Application dismissed ; No order for costs |
| Number of Pages | 5 |
| PDF File Link: | ca 100_05.pdf [pdf 32 KB] |