Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 154/02
Hearing date 10 May 2002
Determination date 24 May 2002
Member Y S Oldfield
Representation J Saunders ; PJ Tustin
Location Auckland
Parties Maaka v Apton Investments Ltd t/a Okawa Bay Lake Resort
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Whether employed as casual or permanent part-time - Worked set days and regular hours - No casual designation on pay slip - Was a permanent part-timer - Informed that services no longer required - Not given any reasons for dismissal - Attempted to contact general manager - Appointments not kept by him - Subsequent offers of reappointment declined - No attempt to comply with requirements of procedural fairness - Dismissal unjustified - Remedies - Offer of reinstatement taken into account in award of reimbursement of lost wages - Housekeeping supervisor
Result Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($1,449)(23 weeks) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($2,000) ; Costs reserved
Number of Pages 5
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