| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 78/02 |
| Hearing date | 13 Aug 2002 |
| Determination date | 29 August 2002 |
| Member | G J Wood |
| Representation | J O'Brien ; PJ Reardon |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Brown v Eric Lister t/a Wet Pets Ltd |
| Summary | UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Whether actual or constructive dismissal - Whether abandonment - Disciplinary meeting where numerous allegations raised without warning - Demoted without right of reply - Accused of theft - Failed to respond - Warned if left premises after meeting would be dismissed - Left premises - Actions sufficient to constitute either actual or constructive dismissal - Allegations without merit - Dismissal substantively unjustified and procedurally unfair - Pet shop manager |
| Result | Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($6,963.09) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($7,500) ; Costs reserved |
| Cases Cited | Auckland Shop etc Employees etc IUOW v Woolworths (NZ) Ltd [1985] ACJ 963; [1985] 2 NZLR 372;Donaldson and Youngman v Dickson [1994] 1 ERNZ 920;Finau v Carter Holt Building Supplies [1993] 2 ERNZ 971;Fitzgerald v Wallace Corporation Ltd unreported, Travis J, 18 March 2002, AC 14/02;Murray v Attorney General in respect of the Chief Executive of the Inland Revenue Department [2002] 1 ERNZ 184;NZ Timber IUOW v Papanui Timber Company Ltd [1989] 2 NZILR 497;Wellington etc Clerical etc IUOW v Greenwich [1983] ACJ 965;Wellington Road Transport etc IUOW v Fletcher Construction Co Ltd [1982] ACJ 663 |
| Number of Pages | 12 |
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