Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 448/10
Hearing date 27 Jul 2010
Determination date 18 October 2010
Member D King
Representation L Foley ; D Jones (in person)
Location Taupo
Parties Ian Ward Electrical Ltd v Jones
Summary COMPLIANCE ORDER – PENALTY – Applicant sought compliance with employment agreement (“EA”) – Respondent’s wife registered electrical company – Applicant claimed respondent attempted to solicit existing customers in breach of EA – Authority found restraint period expired and no evidence respondent solicited customers – Found evidence insufficient to warrant compliance order or account of profit or damages – Respondent employee of wife’s company – Applicant sought compliance order preventing respondent from operating company within specified distance – Found respondent did not operate company – Found no proprietary interest and restraint clause unreasonable – Found clause unenforceable – Compliance order declined – No penalty
Result Application dismissed ; No order for costs
Main Category Compliance Order
Number of Pages 4
PDF File Link: aa 448_10.pdf [pdf 14 KB]