Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 474/05
Hearing date 7 Dec 2005
Determination date 12 December 2005
Member D King
Representation NR Taylor (in person) ; C Patterson
Location Auckland
Parties Taylor v eCOM New Zealand Ltd
Summary INTERIM REINSTATEMENT - Tenable arguable case - Aspects of procedure leading to dismissal open to challenge - Also contested issues regarding substance - Deterioration of relationship between applicant and respondent - Business development executive - Damages not acceptable alternative remedy - Overall justice in favour of applicant - Not convinced at present stage that issues sufficiently clear to be able to say that prospect of permanent reinstatement was impracticable or unlikely - Ordered that applicant be reinstated on garden leave basis - If respondent, who objected to making an interest free loan" wished to have applicant attend work and carry out duties, parties should discuss that and were at liberty to apply at any time for variation of order"
Result Application granted ; Interim reinstatement ordered ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s127(4)
Cases Cited Snaith and Anor v S & A Ltd (In Receivership) formerly Stone and Associates Ltd (In Receivership) unreported, L Robinson, 9 May 2005, AA 169/05
Number of Pages 4
PDF File Link: aa 474_05.pdf [pdf 20 KB]