Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No WA 75/10
Determination date 23 April 2010
Member G J Wood
Representation M O'Brien ; M Quigg
Location Wellington
Parties Mangar v South Wairarapa District Council
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application for removal to Employment Court (“EC”) – Applicant appealed Authority determination of no unjustified disadvantage and no breach of good faith to EC – Following Authority determination, applicant dismissed for redundancy – Applicant raised unjustified dismissal personal grievance – Respondent did not oppose applicant amending statement of problem to include unjustified dismissal claim – EC noted grievance could not be addressed by Authority in de novo challenge - Respondent did not oppose application for entire matter to be removed to EC - Authority accepted unjustified dismissal grievance natural consequence of process respondent took to which applicant earlier objected in Authority – Found removal would aid parties to resolve all issues – Grounds for removal made out
Result Application granted ; Matter removed to Employment Court ; No order for costs
Main Category Practice & Procedure
Statutes ERA s178(2)(c);ERA s178(2)(d)
Number of Pages 3
PDF File Link: wa 75_10.pdf [pdf 16 KB]