| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 205/01 |
| Determination date | 03 December 2001 |
| Member | WRC Gardiner |
| Representation | G Pollak ; C Patterson |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Narbey v Pavlovich Coachlines Ltd |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Constructive dismissal - Alleged resignation caused by breach of duty - Non-payment of contractual bonus - Alleged failed to qualify for bonus - Whether breach of sufficient seriousness that employee could not reasonably be expected to put up with it - Calculation of bonus - Whether calculated using gross profit or actual sales - Interpretation of contract - Contract provided for gross profit to be used - Contract clear and unambiguous - Bonus due and owing - No breach of duty leading to resignation - Not misled in any way - Chose to resign because unhappy with aspects of employment but not constructively dismissed - Sales manager |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Payment of bonus ordered ; Costs reserved |
| Cases Cited | Auckland Electric Power Board v Auckland Provincial Districts Local Authorities Officers IUOW [1994] 1 ERNZ 168;Auckland etc Shop Employees etc IUOW v Woolworths (NZ) Ltd [1985] ACJ 963;Clark v Vita New Zealand Ltd unreported, Colgan J, 17 March 1997, AEC 21/97;Coca-Cola Amatil (NZ) Ltd v Kaczorowski [1998] 1 ERNZ 264;Harris and Russell Ltd v Slingsby [1973] 3 All ER 31;Holley v Country Foods NZ Ltd unreported, Goddard CJ, 24 April 1996, WEC 20/96;Northern Clerical etc Workers Union v Emery Customs Brokers NZ Ltd [1990] 1 NZILR 634;NZ Labourers etc IUOW v Hodder & Tolley Ltd [1989] 1 NZILR 431;NZ Woollen Workers' Union v Distinctive Knitwear NZ Ltd [1990] 2 NZILR 438;Stiffe v Wilson & Horton Ltd unreported, Goddard CJ, 5 December 2000, AC 94/00;Wellington etc Clerical Workers' Union v Barraud & Abraham Ltd [1970] 70 BA 347;Wellington etc Clerical Workers' Union v Greenwich [1983] ACJ 965;Western Excavating Ltd v Sharp [1978] 1 All ER 713 |
| Number of Pages | 14 |
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