| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 17/08 |
| Hearing date | 3 Dec 2007 |
| Determination date | 22 January 2008 |
| Member | D King |
| Representation | M Clark ; J Holden |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Hawea v Attorney-General in respect of the Chief Executive Officer of The Department of Child, Youth & Family Services |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Grievance related to meeting and applicant’s return to work following period of unpaid leave - Applicant called to meeting to discuss performance issues - Alleged given insufficient notice but no objection raised at time - Applicant declined opportunity to obtain representation - Meeting led to applicant being put on performance contract - Applicant argued respondent breached supervision policy as no documents regarding performance produced and meeting unfair as not previously told of any performance deficits - However, evidence established issues previously drawn to her attention - Meeting did not constitute disadvantage - Applicant had left work and remained on stress leave until previously arranged leave without pay began - While on leave approached respondent about returning early - Parties agreed applicant would return on performance plan because of previous issues and changes during absence - Applicant later retracted agreement to performance plan - Performance plan not implemented - No disadvantage - Social worker |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Main Category | Personal Grievance |
| Statutes | State Sector Act s56 |
| Number of Pages | 9 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 17_08.pdf [pdf 32 KB] |