Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 223/02
Hearing date 5 Jul 2002
Determination date 30 July 2002
Member K J Anderson
Representation J Dean ; D Wackrow
Location Auckland
Parties Harwood v Next Homes Ltd
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Whether genuine - Whether procedurally fair - Informed of redundancy upon return from holiday - No prior warning of redundancy meeting agenda - Paid one month's notice in lieu of work - Alleged entitled to commission for sales achieved during notice period - Redundancy genuine - Redundancy process extremely flawed - Dismissal unjustified - Entitled to commission - Sales co-ordinator
Result Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($1,500) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($8,000) ; Costs reserved
Cases Cited Aoraki Corporation Ltd v McGavin [1998] 1 ERNZ 601;Aotearoa International Ltd v Madsen [1996] 1 ERNZ 501;Coutts Cars Ltd v Baguley [2001] ERNZ 660 ; [2002] 2 NZLR 533;McKechnie Pacific (NZ) Ltd v Clemow [1998] 3 ERNZ 245;New Zealand Fasteners Stainless Ltd v Thwaites [2000] 1 ERNZ 739; [2000] 2 NZLR 565
Number of Pages 8
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