Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 229/01
Determination date 28 December 2001
Member D King
Representation C Patterson ; M Gould
Location Auckland
Parties Breed v JD Edwards Ltd
Summary INTERIM INJUNCTION - Application for interim reinstatement - Serious misconduct - Sexual harassment - Denied sexual nature of contact - Whether fair investigation conducted - Arguable case - Detriment of loss of income - Alleged absence from work place rendered permanent reinstatement less likely - Issue of sexual harassment and loss of trust and confidence taken into account - Effect on complainants - Reinstatement on garden leave not appropriate - Unable to provide undertaking as to damages - Period until hearing short - Alternative remedies available - Balance of convenience and overall justice favoured refusal of application - Interim reinstatement not appropriate - Branch manager
Result Application dismissed ; No order for costs
Cases Cited Butters v Capital Timber Products (1993) Ltd unreported, Goddard CJ, 11 August 1995, WEC 54/95;T v Attorney General unreported, Goddard CJ, 13 September 1995, WEC 62/95;X v Y Ltd and NZ Stock Exchange [1992] 1 ERNZ 863
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