| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 258/02 |
| Hearing date | 26 Aug 2002 |
| Determination date | 28 August 2002 |
| Member | WRC Gardiner |
| Representation | D Clark ; A Sharp |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Sims v Rapallo International Ltd |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Applicant claimed she was both summarily and constructively dismissed - Told at meeting of proposed restructure - No repudiatory behaviour at meeting - Second meeting arranged to further discuss proposal - Invited to bring representative - Proposed restructuring was genuine - Credibility issues surrounding applicant's claims of both actual and constructive dismissal - No actual or constructive dismissal - Sales representative |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Cases Cited | Auckland Electric Power Board v Auckland Provincial District Local Authorities Officers IUOW Inc [1994] 1 ERNZ 168 ; [1994] 2 NZLR 415;Auckland etc Shop Employees etc IUOW v Woolworths (NZ) Ltd [1985] ACJ 963 ; [1985] 2 NZLR 372;Coca-Cola Amatil (NZ) Ltd v Kaczorowski [1998] 1 ERNZ 264;Holley v Country Foods NZ Ltd unreported Goddard CJ, 24 April 1996, WEC 20/96;Northern Clerical etc Workers Union v Emery Custom Brokers NZ Ltd [1990] 1 NZILR 634;NZ Woollen Workers IUOW v Distinctive Knitwear NZ Ltd [1990] 2 NZILR 438;Wellington Clerical Workers' IUOW v Barraud & Abraham Ltd [1970] 70 BA 347;Wellington etc Clerical Workers IUOW v Greenwich [1983] ACJ 965;Western Excavating (ECC) Ltd v Sharp [1978] 1 All ER 713 |
| Number of Pages | 8 |
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