Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 14/06
Hearing date 21 Oct 2005
Determination date 31 January 2006
Member J Crichton
Representation W McMenamin ; M Chilton
Location Christchurch
Parties Culley v Martin t/a Starlight Funeral Services
Summary ARREARS OF WAGES - Whether wages owing - Applicant alleged parties agreed that respondent was to pay her under the table" hourly rate - Also alleged there was no employment agreement, and that loan she made to respondent did not signify to her that respondent was in financial difficulty - Respondent's witnesses alleged that there was no commitment made to pay any wages at all, and that applicant was there exclusively for work experience purposes - Reason no wages were paid over specified period was because respondent had no money, and evidence for this was loan respondent took out with applicant - Evidence supported view that no arrangement was made to pay applicant during specified period - No wages due - Dispute over identity of employer now academic"
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Number of Pages 4
PDF File Link: ca 14_06.pdf [pdf 26 KB]