• Gomez v Sub 5 Private Security Ltd

    M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Half day investigation meeting - Applicant sought costs of $2,500 - Applicant gave had no supporting argument for requesting costs higher than normal daily…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of applicant ($1,000)
  • Briggs and Ors v Silver Fern Farms Ltd

    M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    DISPUTE – Whether respondent could request applicants use annual leave entitlement, rather than reassign applicants to other duties, while applicants received ACC payments and suffered work-related injuries – Authority found…
    Result:
    Question answered in favour of respondent ; Costs reserved
  • Dr X v A District Health Board

    D Appleton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    INJUNCTION - Applicant sought interim injunction that respondent lift suspension so applicant could practise until substantive hearing and respondent remove constraint preventing applicant from taking leave – Authority found applicant’s…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
  • Chandra v Griffin's Foods Ltd

    K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    JURISDICTION - Whether applicant person intending to work - Authority found applicant person intending to work - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent prior to…
    Result:
    Applications granted . Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000); Reimbursement of lost wages ($21,910); Costs reserved
  • Lewis and Ors v South Pacific Meats Ltd

    H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE – UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Redundancy – Applicants claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Authority found once clear no agreement would be reached between respondent and Progressive fair and…
    Result:
    Application granted (unjustified disadvantage); Compensation for humiliation etc ($4,000)(first, second, third, ninth, twelfth and thirteenth applicants); Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,000)(fourth and fourteenth applicants); Compensation for humiliation etc ($2,500)(eighth applicant); Compensation for humiliation etc ($2,000)(fifth, sixth and seventh applicants); Compensation for humiliation etc ($1,000)(tenth and eleventh applicants); Leave reserved to give evidence before Authority (fifteenth applicant); Applications dismissed (unjustified dismissal)(penalty); Costs reserved
  • Looker v AG Walter and Sons Ltd

    J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious Misconduct – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Authority found respondent entitled to truncate process in cases of apparent serious misconduct – Found applicant failed…
    Result:
    Application dismissed; Costs reserved
  • Taituha v Te Tii Waitangi Investments Ltd

    E Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious Misconduct - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Authority found respondent's investigation insufficient - Found applicant's actions contributed to loss of respondent's trust and confidence…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Contributory conduct (60%); Reimbursement of lost wages ($3,000); Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,200); Costs reserved
  • Prauner v Environmental Decontamination Services Ltd

    D King [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE – Applicant sought leave to raise grievance out of time – Authority found applicant’s ill health and legal advice applicant received relevant factors – Found applicant had…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Costs reserved
  • Parratt v Mark Grocott t/a Fluffy's Roof Coatings

    M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Dismissal – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Applicant sought arrears of wages and holiday pay – Authority found not event capable of justifying applicant’s dismissal…
    Result:
    Applications granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($1,488) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($6,000) ; Arrears of wages and holiday pay ($22,921.16) ; Interest payable (5%) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($1,750)
  • Jarvis v Candyland Ltd

    R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Abandonment – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Authority found applicant did not abandon employment – Found fair and reasonable employer would not have concluded applicant’s…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Contributory conduct (25%) ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($3,748.28) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,750) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($5,250) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)