Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 58/06
Hearing date 15 Sep 2005 - 16 Sep 2005 (2 days)
Determination date 01 March 2006
Member M Urlich
Representation S Perese ; P Swarbrick
Location Auckland
Parties Samau-Fa'alogo v Polynesian Ltd t/a Polynesian Airline of Samoa
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Alleged fraudulent activities involving ticket transactions - Applicant not treated unfairly in regard to stand down - Investigation into allegations procedurally fair - Decision maker (T") had stated belief that applicant was guilty of fraud before finishing investigations - T stood down from decision making role and A assumed role - Therefore, predetermination dealt with openly and any flaw remedied when A was appointed to decision making role - Satisfied that respondent had cash handling processes applicant was aware of - Length of service not specified - Supervisor"
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s103A
Cases Cited Click Clack International Ltd v James [1994] 1 ERNZ 15
Number of Pages 9
PDF File Link: aa 58_06.pdf [pdf 55 KB]