Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 256/10
Hearing date 26 Jan 2010
Determination date 27 May 2010
Member D King
Representation D Flaws ; J Braithwaite
Location Auckland
Parties Stacey v Jagar Management Ltd
Summary JURISDICTION – Whether person intending to work – Applicant employed at business (“FC”) which entered into sale and purchase negotiations with respondent - FC advised employees uncertain whether employment would continue after purchase settled – Applicant claimed had discussion with respondent’s manager (“M”) – Claimed M asked applicant whether would stay on for at least two years which constituted employment offer – Claimed offer accepted - Applicant subsequently notified purchase settled however no employment offered to FC’s employees – Respondent argued no discussion took place – Authority found even if discussion took place, no employment offered - Found discussion of general nature and no employment terms discussed – No jurisdiction
Result Application dismissed ; No order for costs
Main Category Jurisdiction
Statutes Labour Relations Act 1987
Cases Cited Buchanan v R&J Little Ltd t/a Subway Hamilton unreported, RA Monaghan, 16 Aug 2004, AA 259/04;Canterbury Hotel etc IUOW v The Elms Motor Lodge Limited [1989] 1 NZILR 958
Number of Pages 6
PDF File Link: aa 256_10.pdf [pdf 19 KB]