| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 196/01 |
| Hearing date | 2 Oct 2001 |
| Determination date | 23 November 2001 |
| Member | Y S Oldfield |
| Representation | T Kurta ; MJ Robinson |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Parore v Sheldon & Hammond (Pty) Ltd |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Fixed-term contract - Hired to assist in extra work over Christmas - Office assistant resigned - Required to undertake office duties until permanent employee appointed - Second fixed-term contract entered into after Christmas - Advertisement for permanent office assistant placed in newspaper - Applicant told no formal application necessary - Fixed-term contracts entered into for genuine reasons - Second contract to end on occurrence of specified event - No expectation of on-going employment - Reasonable expectation of being considered for permanent position - Disadvantaged by missing opportunity to compete fairly with other candidates - Inappropriate comments by respondent's manager about desired appearance of new office worker - No jurisdiction to order remedies for discrimination in regard to potential employment relationship - Office assistant |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Statutes | ERA s64;ERA s66;ERA s66(1)(b);ERA s66(2) |
| Number of Pages | 5 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 196_01.pdf [pdf 37 KB] |