Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 315/10
Determination date 08 July 2010
Member K J Anderson
Representation M Flyger ; no appearance
Location Auckland
Parties Equipment and Transport Leasing Ltd v Garvey
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application for removal to Employment Court (“EC”) – No appearance for respondent – Authority noted application unusual as at point in proceedings where no matter before Authority for investigation – However, subsequently received statement of problem claiming respondent not employee and sought recovery of monies and damages – Found EC already hearing challenge to earlier Authority determination involving objection to demand notice – Respondent objected to notice on grounds applicant not an employee – Found statement of problem filed with Authority asserted applicant not an employee – Found apparent matters raised in statement of problem of such concurrent nature that sufficient nexus existed to conclude s178(2)(c) Employment Relations Act 2000 satisfied – Found nothing undesirable about removal to EC – Matter removed to EC
Result Application granted ; No order for costs
Main Category Practice & Procedure
Statutes ERA s178(2);ERA s178(2)(c)
Cases Cited Auckland District Health Board v X [2005] 1 ERNZ 551;Equipment and Transport Leasing Ltd v Reid (Labour Inspector), unreported, D King, 17 Aug 2009, AA 283/09
Number of Pages 3
PDF File Link: aa 315_10.pdf [pdf 17 KB]