| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 226/02 |
| Hearing date | 5 Aug 2002 |
| Determination date | 07 August 2002 |
| Member | WRC Gardiner |
| Representation | B Nabney ; M Beech |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | McLennan v Philbro Holdings t/a Phillips Palletts |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Summary dismissal - Alleged threat to burn down premises during redundancy meeting - Police contacted - Served with trespass notice - Credibility - Respondent's evidence preferred - Threat did occur - Dismissal fair and reasonable in the circumstances |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Cases Cited | Auckland Provincial District Local Authorities Officers IUOW v Northland Area Health Board [1991] 2 ERNZ 215;Batey v Board of Trustees of St Michael's School [1993] 2 ERNZ 851;Holley v Country Foods NZ Ltd unreported, Goddard CJ, 24 April 1996, WEC 20/96;Iceland Frozen Foods Ltd v Jones (1982) IRLR 439;Northern Distribution Union v BP Oil NZ Ltd [1992] 3 ERNZ 483;Poverty Bay Electric Power Board v Atkinson [1992] 3 ERNZ 413;The Warehouse Ltd v Cooper [2000] 2 ERNZ 351;Tupu v Romano's Pizzas (Wellington) Ltd [1995] 2 ERNZ 266;W & H Newspapers Ltd v Oram [2000] 2 ERNZ 448 ; [2001] 3 NZLR 29 |
| Number of Pages | 8 |
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