Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 27/01
Determination date 02 April 2001
Member R A Monaghan
Representation Bureta In person ; No appearance
Location Auckland
Parties Bureta v Iqbal
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Parental leave - Whether obligation to keep position open while having child - Position redundant while on maternity leave - New position offered but no job description or agreement given - Mediated settlement - Respondent's cheque dishonoured - Approached as if no settlement reached - No obligation to keep job open - Entitlement to fair treatment while on parental leave - New position non existent - Sufficient unfairness to render termination unjustified - Arrears of holiday pay due and owing - Receptionist
Result Application granted ; Arrears of holiday pay ($1,036.80) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($1,000) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($70)
Statutes Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 s9(2);Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 s13(2);Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 s41
Cases Cited Aoraki Corporation Ltd v McGavin [1998] 1 ERNZ 601
Number of Pages 4
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