Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 134/07
Hearing date 31 Oct 2007
Determination date 08 November 2007
Member J Crichton
Representation A Komene (in person) ; no appearance
Location Dunedin
Parties Komene v Nisroc Ltd
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Misconduct - No appearance by respondent - No written employment agreement - Respondent submitted applicant casual employee - Work allocated by weekly roster but applicant worked regular hours and able to take paid holidays - Permanent employee - Applicant contacted head chef to say unable to work due to illness - Later received message from respondent stating dismissed for not attending work - Alleged she had not notified it of absence and behaviour had occurred before - Applicant’s denial of allegations accepted - Dismissal unjustified - Chef
Result Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($500) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($2,000) ; Arrears of wages ($526) ; Holiday pay ($463.11) ; Costs to lie where they fall ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(Filing fee)
Main Category Personal Grievance
Number of Pages 7
PDF File Link: ca 134_07.pdf [pdf 26 KB]