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Wallace v GP and SL Glaister Ltd
M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Unsuccessful arrears claim – Half day investigation meeting – Third party (“H”) sought $10,033 full costs – No appearance for respondent – H claimed larger costs award appropriate…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of third party ($1,750)
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McMillan and Ors v Air Nelson Ltd
D Appleton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS – One successful, one unsuccessful claim – Less than one day investigation meeting – Respondent sought contribution to costs – Applicant claimed costs should lie where they fall –…
- Result:
- Costs to lie where they fall
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Cooper v Christchurch Casinos Ltd
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Successful parental leave claim – One day investigation meeting – Applicant sought $10,000 contribution to $16,000 total costs – Applicant claimed higher costs award appropriate due to complexity…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($5,000)
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Callender v Transport (Waimate) Ltd
M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Dismissal – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Applicant claimed signed employment agreement (“EA”) but forgot to return to respondent and respondent never asked for EA…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Harrington v NZ Imports and Exports and Anor
E Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COMPLIANCE ORDER – Applicant sought compliance with settlement agreement (“SA”) by first respondent – No appearance for respondents – Authority satisfied first respondent failed to comply with SA – Compliance…
- Result:
- Applications granted (compliance order)(penalty) ; Compliance ordered ; Interest (5%) ; Penalty ($7,000)($3,000 payable to applicant)($4,000 payable to Crown)(first respondent) ; Penalty ($2,000)($1,000 payable to applicant)($1,000 payable to Crown)(second respondent) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($875) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
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Katopau v Turuki Health Care
K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Applicant sought reinstatement – Parties had signed record of settlement – Respondent claimed applicant precluded from bringing claim due to record of settlement being full and…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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NZ Marine Turbochargers Ltd v Hillerby
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Employment relationship problem withdrawn – No investigation meeting – Respondent sought $9,000 full indemnity costs – Respondent claimed applicant effectively made allegations of fraud against respondent and commenced…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($3,000) ; Disbursements in favour of respondent ($251)(airfare)
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Osorio and Ors v Truestone Ltd
R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF WAGES – Applicants sought unpaid wages – No appearance for respondent – Authority found applicants had been paid nothing for work performed – Found applicants proved claims to…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Arrears of wages ($1,566)(first applicant) ; Arrears of wages ($1,305)(second applicant) ; Arrears of wages ($1,435.50)(third applicant) ; Arrears of wages ($1,305)(fourth applicant) ; Arrears of wages ($1,566)(fifth applicant) ; Arrears of wages ($1,305)(sixth applicant) ; Arrears of wages ($1,305)(seventh applicant) ; Costs reserved
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Rotorua Girls' High School Board of Trustees v Simons
K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- RECOVERY OF MONIES – Applicant sought recovery of $4,097 advanced to respondent – Applicant accepted respondent’s volunteered offer for redundancy – Respondent informed applicant of intention to undertake retraining which…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Garvin v Progressive Equipment Ltd
K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Constructive dismissal – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Respondent managing director (“S”) frustrated applicant not finished business plan and took leave with little notice –…
- Result:
- Application granted (recovery of monies) ; Recovery of monies (quantum to be determined) ; Applications dismissed (unjustified dismissal)(arrears of wages) ; Costs reserved