Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 80/02
Hearing date 23 Jul 2002 - 24 Jul 2002 (2 days)
Determination date 07 August 2002
Member P Cheyne
Representation R Chapman ; C French
Location Christchurch
Parties Haar v Gore District Council
Other Parties Donald
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Whether genuine - Restructuring - Three positions merged into two - Alleged many of duties of third position already performed by applicants - Third person resigned - Many duties assumed by applicants - Positions created significantly different from applicants' - Redundancy genuine - Dismissal justified
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Cases Cited Canterbury Clerical Workers IUOW v Radio Avon Ltd [1984] ACJ 563;Coutts Cars Ltd v Baguley [2001] ERNZ 660 ; [2002] 2 NZLR 533;Group Rentals NZ Ltd v Canterbury Clerical Workers IUOW [1987] NZILR 255;Howard v NZ Pastoral Agricultural Research Institute Ltd [1999] 2 ERNZ 479;NZ Fasteners Stainless Ltd v Thwaites [2000] 2 NZLR 565
Number of Pages 6
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