Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 402/07
Determination date 19 December 2007
Member M Urlich
Representation J Schlooz ; B Stainton
Location Auckland
Parties Faith v Taonga Imports Ltd
Summary RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE - Authority previously determined letter relied on by applicant had not raised grievance - Sought leave to raise personal grievance out of time - Submitted took reasonable steps to raise grievance but correspondence mis-addressed by agent, and respondent constructively on notice of grievance because of letter - Reasonable steps" ground not available because applicant's instructions to agent were outside 90-day period for raising grievance - Respondent's submission that constructive notice not an exceptional circumstance accepted, and issue of letter already determined by Authority - Earlier correspondence could not reasonably be read with letter to raise grievance, actually or constructively - Application for leave to raise grievance out of time declined"
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Main Category Raising PG
Statutes ERA s114;ERA s114(2);ERA s114(4);ERA s115;ERA s115(b)
Cases Cited Coy v Commissioner of Police unreported, Colgan CJ, 19 November 2007, CC 23/07;Faith v Taonga imports Ltd unreported, M Urlich, 28 August 2007, AA 261/07
Number of Pages 3
PDF File Link: aa 402_07.pdf [pdf 15 KB]