| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 97/10 |
| Hearing date | 3 Mar 2010 |
| Determination date | 03 March 2010 |
| Member | Y S Oldfield |
| Representation | S Stephens, M Gould ; no appearance |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Plumbcraft Ltd v Hill |
| Summary | BREACH OF CONTRACT – No appearance for respondent – Parties entered employment agreement with intention respondent would complete drain laying apprenticeship with applicant over four years – Applicant sought to recover $2,000 for training fees, $354 for tools, and $130 for recovering impounded truck as applicant caught driving with no licence – Respondent agreed to repay half course fee but would be waived if respondent worked for applicant for one year following completion of course – Respondent failed to complete course or repay fee – Authority found respondent obliged to repay full course fee – Applicant claimed purchased tools on behalf of respondent – Found respondent obliged to pay for tools or return them – Found respondent did neither – Respondent supplied applicant with copy of driver’s licence – Applicant subsequently discovered respondent had lost licence when caught driving truck without licence – Respondent resigned immediately following incident – Applicant incurred fee in recovering truck after being impounded – Found applicant incurred unnecessary expense as direct result of respondent’s misconduct – Respondent to reimburse applicant |
| Result | Application granted ; Damages ($2,484.53) ; No order for costs |
| Main Category | Breach of Contract |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 97_10.pdf [pdf 19 KB] |