Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No WA 153/07
Hearing date 31 Oct 2007
Determination date 21 November 2007
Member G J Wood
Representation N Flint ; M Raymond
Location Wellington
Parties Hinde v Lenovo (Australia & New Zealand) Pty Ltd
Summary DISPUTE - Applicant sought payment of retention award under individual employment agreement - Payment conditional on satisfactory performance - Respondent concerned applicant did not meet sales targets and considered overall performance needed improvement - Applicant claimed not subject to formal performance review and failure to meet targets due to reasons outside of her control - Submitted performing well compared to other staff - Letter setting out retention award clear - Conditional on performance as determined at respondent’s discretion - Discretion exercised in fair and reasonable manner - Entitled to rely on assessment applicant’s performance needed improvement even though formal process not completed as performance could be assess from sales figures - Applicant not entitled to payment - Sales
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Main Category Dispute
Number of Pages 5
PDF File Link: wa 153_07.pdf [pdf 22 KB]