Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 102/07
Determination date 04 April 2007
Member V Campbell
Representation T Weeks ; P Dawson
Location Auckland
Parties Mackie v The Order of St John Midland Regional Trust Board
Summary RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE - Whether grievance raised within 90 days - Applicant claimed raised personal grievance through exit interview questionnaire - Employer to be given sufficient information to enable it to address grievance - Applicant had problems with area manager - Obtained medical certificate which stated unfit to work - Applicant gave two weeks notice of intention to leave employment - Applicant completed exit interview and attached two written statements highlighting issues - No personal grievance raised - Form and attachments to provide feedback to assist respondent to make improvements in operations - Nothing in documents indicated applicant wanted issues addressed - Authority not satisfied applicant intended documents to raise personal grievance at time they were completed - Applicants circumstances not exceptional - Applicant declined offer by Union to take personal grievance on her behalf - Applicant's situation did not meet test for leave to be granted - Paramedic
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Main Category Raising PG
Statutes ERA s114;ERA s114(2);ERA s114(3);ERA s115(a);ERA s115(b)
Cases Cited Creedy v Commissioner of Police AC 29/06;Goodall v Marigny (NZ) Limited [2000] 2 ERNZ 60;Telecom New Zealand Limited v Morgan [2004] 2 ERNZ 9;Wilkins & Field Limited v Fortune [1998] 2 ERNZ 70
Number of Pages 9
PDF File Link: aa 102_07.pdf [pdf 50 KB]