Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 178/02
Determination date 13 June 2002
Member K J Anderson
Representation J Mills ; M Gould
Location Auckland
Parties Hemming v JD Edwards New Zealand Ltd
Summary COMPLIANCE ORDER - Compliance with terms of settlement sought - Alleged wrongly deducted sum from total agreed in settlement - Deducted advanced payment of commission from settlement sum - Alleged no entitlement to payment as commission not earned - Failed to ascertain whether commission earned or not - Majority of words of settlement clear and unambiguous - Commission payments not in mind at time settlement signed - Principles of equity and good conscience to be complied with - Obligations under terms of settlement not met - Deducted sum due and owing - Account executive
Result Compliance order granted ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s137;ERA s149;ERA s149(3);ERA s157(3)
Cases Cited Dwyer v Air New Zealand Ltd [1996] 2 ERNZ 146;Sadd v Iwi Transition Agency [1991] 1 ERNZ 438
Number of Pages 6
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