Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 194/01
Determination date 21 November 2001
Member R A Monaghan
Representation D Sharp ; R Searle
Location Auckland
Parties Butler v Pakarae Incorporation
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Chairperson of station committee instructed manager to dismiss applicant - Whether casual or permanent part-time employment status - Document headed Permanent Part Time Employee not determinative of issue - All casuals signed that document - Periods where applicant not available to work - Considerable variation in number of hours worked - Degree of seasonality in hours worked - No sufficient regularity or continuity in hours worked - Parties' intention to enter into casual employment arrangement - Employment terminated on last day of work - No dismissal by Chairperson as employment already terminated - Farm hand
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s104
Cases Cited Avenues Restaurant Ltd (t/a Avenues Restaurant & Wine Bar) v Northern Hotel etc IUOW [1991] 1 ERNZ 420;Barnes (formerly Kissell) v Whangarei Returned Services Association (Inc) [1997] ERNZ 626;Canterbury Hotel, Hospital etc IUOW v Fell (t/a as Leeston Hotel) [1982] ACJ 285;Wellington District Hotel, Hospital etc IUOW v Porirua District Licensing Trust (Blue Heron Hotel) [1985] ACJ 457
Number of Pages 6
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