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Longstaff v Profinish Panel and Paint Ltd
R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance claim - Length of investigation meeting not specified - Applicant sought costs of $2,000 - Respondent claimed company had ceased trading and had no assets…
- Result:
- Costs to lie where they fall ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
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Green v Globe Holdings Ltd
G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful arrears of wages claim - Less than one day investigation meeting - Applicant sought costs of $4,850.
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($3,500)
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Boult v Harvey Norman Stores (NZ) Pty Ltd
C Hickey [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - One day investigation meeting - Respondent sought $16,257 indemnity costs - Respondent made $1,000 Calderbank offer - Authority found Calderbank offer reasonable and would…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($3,500); Disbursements in favour of respondent ($1,556)(travel costs)
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Dallimore v Wholesale Buying Ltd
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Respondent sought order that awards payable by respondent be paid in instalments and order prohibiting publication of respondent financial information - Order prohibiting publication of respondent’s…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Orders made ; No order for costs
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Dallimore v Wholesale Buying Ltd
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Length of investigation meeting not specified - Applicant sought $5,000 contribution towards costs - Applicant made two Calderbank offers - Respondent claimed costs award…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($3,000)
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Taylors Floorcoverings & Furnishings Ltd v Brown
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- INJUNCTION – RESTRAINT OF TRADE – Applicant sought interim injunction to prevent respondent breaching restraint of trade covenant (“ROT”) in parties’ employment agreement – Authority found strongly arguable ROT designed…
- Result:
- Application granted; Orders made; Costs reserved
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Al Sadoud v The Barber Shop Ashburton Ltd
M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Dismissal – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Authority found significant differences about circumstances of dismissal could not be tested given applicant’s non-appearance and respondent’s view…
- Result:
- Application dismissed; Costs to lie where they fall
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Lucas v Ultimate Care Group Ltd
M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance - One day investigation meeting - Applicant sought indemnity costs of $16,185 - Applicant claimed multiple offers and settlement attempts made - Respondent claimed that…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($6,250)
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Kingi and Ors v Bay of Plenty District Health Board
R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COMPLIANCE ORDER – Applicants sought compliance with provisions of Employment Relations Act 2000 (“ERA”) – Authority found applicants having to remain at workstations did not amount to break under ERA…
- Result:
- Application granted (penalty); Penalty ($3,000)(payable to first applicant)($3,000)(payable to second applicant)($3,000)(payable to third applicant)($3,000)(payable to fourth applicant)($3,000)(payable to fifth applicant)($3,000)(payable to sixth applicant)($3,000)(payable to seventh applicant)($3,000)(payable to ninth applicant)($3,000)(payable to tenth applicant); Questions answered in favour of applicants (attempted change of applicants’ hours of work requirement)(classification of ninth and tenth applicants)(entitlement to accrued annual leave); Questions answered in favour of respondent (classification of seventh applicant)(entitlement to minimum number of shifts); Applications dismissed (compliance order)(arrears of wages); Question not answered (ability of respondent to recover annual leave); Costs reserved
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Valois v McLachland Farms Ltd
M Ryan [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious Misconduct - Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by respondent’s actions and unjustifiably dismissed – Respondent claimed dismissal in accordance with 90 day trial period…
- Result:
- Application granted (unjustified dismissal) ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($3,682.72) ; Compensation for loss of benefits ($1,985.45) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($6,000) ; Applications dismissed (unjustified disadvantage and counterclaim for penalty) ; Costs reserved