Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No WA 20/01
Determination date 07 May 2001
Member S Bathgate
Representation G Ogilvie ; V Jarvis
Location Wellington
Parties Barrett v Plumbing World Ltd
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Genuine redundancy - Sought and given assurances as to long term future with company - Undertook clerical duties in addition to position to improve promotional prospects - Agreed one position was redundant - Determined clerical position was redundant - Application of selection criteria - Employed as consultant not clerk - Entitled to access to criteria before decision made - Performance concerns never put to applicant - Unfair selection process - Showroom consultant
Result Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($1,640) ; Reimbursement of uniform cost ($400) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($4,000) ; Costs reserved
Cases Cited Baguley v Coutts Cars Ltd [2000] 2 ERNZ 409
Number of Pages 5
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