Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 273/09
Hearing date 23 Aug 2009
Determination date 11 August 2009
Member Y S Oldfield
Representation S Rippon (in person) ; M Wilkinson
Location Auckland
Parties Rippon v Norsand Ltd
Summary RECOVERY OF MONIES – Applicant sought recovery of items or reimbursement of replacement cost – Applicant sought compensation for stress and inconvenience associated with loss of items and delay in recovery – Applicant sought to recover cost of repairs to workbench – Respondent disputed suggestion workbench damaged – Authority found insufficient evidence to establish workbench damaged – Applicant’s CD player 10 years old – Found negligible value – Respondent conceded soft pad and fittings and spreaders left behind by applicant – Applicant’s evidence of replacement cost accepted – Applicant claimed replacement cost of chisels – Found applicant used own tools including chisels – Applicant claimed had ladder on site – Respondent disputed claim – Applicant’s evidence of ladder on site and replacement cost accepted – Found total replacement cost of $517 – Found items would have retained no more than 50 percent value – Applicant entitled to $258 for loss of items – No order for compensation – Painter
Result Application granted ; Recovery of monies ($258.88) ; No order for costs
Main Category Recovery of Monies
Number of Pages 6
PDF File Link: aa 273_09.pdf [pdf 19 KB]