Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 149/06
Hearing date 23 Mar 2006
Determination date 02 May 2006
Member D King
Representation RM Pepene (in person) ; P McBride
Location Auckland
Parties Pepene v Idea Services Ltd
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Constructive dismissal - Applicant alleged she was disadvantaged, discriminated against and constructively dismissed by respondent - Over three month period applicant made nine complaints about fellow staff members - One staff member made five complaints about applicant and another staff member also made complaint about applicant - Applicant resigned after being on sick leave for over a month - Respondent arranged series of meetings and endeavoured to resolve interpersonal relationship problems - Referred applicant to EAP - When matters of concern about applicant were raised respondent notified applicant and gave her an opportunity to respond - No breach of duty - No personal grievance - Length of service 11 months - Community support worker
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Cases Cited Wellington etc Clerical Workers IUOW v Greenwich [1983] ACJ 965
Number of Pages 4
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