Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 83/10
Hearing date 11 Feb 2010
Determination date 06 April 2010
Member H Doyle
Representation T Twomey ; J Goldstein
Location Christchurch
Parties Golding and Anor v Pye
Other Parties Hammod
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Identity of employer – Respondent made application to strike out and denied employed applicants – Owner of lodge where applicants employed was Alan Pye Family Trust – Respondent trustee and beneficiary of trust – Respondent claimed company incorporated to undertake management of lodge and employ staff – Authority found company incorporated at time of first meeting between parties – Found company incorporated for purpose of managing lodge and employing staff – Found supplies and services paid from company account – Found applicant’s paid from company account – Found unlikely respondent held out as employer during profit sharing discussion – Found respondent had nothing further to do with applicants after commenced employment – Found applicants employed by company not respondent
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Main Category Practice & Procedure
Cases Cited Colosimo v Parker [2007] 8 NZELC 98;Mehta v Elliott (Labour Inspector) [2003] ERNZ 451
Number of Pages 9
PDF File Link: ca 83_10.pdf [pdf 39 KB]