Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 74/06
Hearing date 6 Dec 2005
Determination date 13 March 2006
Member K J Anderson
Representation BG Morrow (in person) ; W Towers, T Green, C Thomas
Location Auckland
Parties Morrow v Hamilton City Bowling Club Inc
Summary ARREARS OF HOLIDAY PAY - Mediated settlement between parties provided that applicant was to contact Labour Inspector to finalise outstanding entitlements regarding holiday pay - Labour Inspector concluded that applicant entitled to 71 days of annual leave and 41 days in lieu for working on public holidays - Respondent disputed Labour Inspector's conclusion - Fault in Labour Inspector's addition meant that 71 days should have been 62 days - Authority accepted respondent's view that applicant retrospectively altered his diary in respect of 10 days annual leave applicant took - Respondent alleged that applicant not required to work on all public holidays in question - However applicant did work on those days and no evidence of respondent taking issue with that fact - Applicant entitled to payment for 41 days in lieu and 52 days annual leave - PENALTY - Applicant sought penalty for failure to keep wages and time record - Not appropriate to order penalty given nature of organisation (bowling club) - COUNTERCLAIM - Applicant to return wet weather clothing paid for by respondent - COSTS - Costs to lie where they fall because applicant did not come to proceedings with clean hands""
Result Application granted in part ; Arrears of holiday pay ($9,509.25) ; Counterclaim granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
Statutes ERA s149
Number of Pages 4
PDF File Link: aa 74_06.pdf [pdf 21 KB]