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Hale v Professional Property and Cleaning Services Ltd
D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE – Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by respondent – Applicant transferred employment to respondent from previous cleaning company – Applicant attended meeting about standard of cleaning and additional training…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Hastie v Truescape Ltd
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- RESTRAINT OF TRADE – Applicant claimed restraint of trade clause unreasonable – Parties’ employment agreement (“EA”) included 12 month non-solicitation clause – Applicant claimed length of clause excessive – Applicant…
- Result:
- Application granted (restraint of trade) ; Orders accordingly ; Application dismissed (arrears of wages) ; No order for costs ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) (quantum to be determined)(travel costs)
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Kolo'ofai v Invercargill Passenger Transport Ltd
D Appleton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious misconduct – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Respondent received email from passenger (“P”) alleging that applicant had stolen money from respondent – Applicant attended…
- Result:
- Applications granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($6,949.28) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($7,500) ; Costs reserved
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Macrury (Labour Inspector) v A Fursdon Employment Advice Ltd & Anor
R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER – Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement at investigation meeting – Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority – Order prohibiting publication of terms of settlement
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
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McCall v Que Westgate Ltd
R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COMPLIANCE ORDER – Applicant sought compliance with settlement agreement (“SA”) – SA stated respondent would pay applicant $2,000 – Parties agreed respondent had failed to make any payments – Respondent…
- Result:
- Compliance ordered ; No order for costs
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Katash v Raffles College of Design and COmmerce (New Zealand) Ltd
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIABLE DISMISSAL – Misconduct – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Applicant instructed to update respondent’s information (“task”) – Applicant interrupted task to attend scheduled meeting – Applicant argued…
- Result:
- Applications granted (unjustified dismissal)(arrears of wages and holiday pay); Reimbursement of lost wages ($15,000); Compensation for humiliation etc ($7,500); Arrears of wages and holiday pay (quantum to be determined); Application dismissed (counterclaim)(breach of contract); Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee); No order for costs
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Gibson and Anor v Quantum Grow Ltd
R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Redundancy – Applicants claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – No appearance for respondent – Authority found respondent failed to give reason for failure to attend investigation meeting…
- Result:
- Applications granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($7,499.97)(first applicant) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($1,000)(first applicant) ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($6,002.21)(second applicant) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($1,000)(second applicant) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($2,501.75)(first applicant) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($2,790.36)(second applicant) ; Recovery of monies ($368.66)(first applicant) ; Recovery of monies ($1,082.14)(second applicant) ; Interest (5%) ; Costs in favour of applicants ($1,750)
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Ma v Dolche Design Ltd and Anor
R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Successful personal grievance and arrears claim – Less than one day investigation meeting – Applicant sought $2,500 contribution to costs – Authority found applicant successful in claims apart…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($1,500) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(Filing fee)
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Matsuoka v LSG Sky Chefs New Zealand Ltd
A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application for removal to Employment Court (“EC”) – Applicant sought removal to EC on basis important question of law likely to arise and EC already had…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Costs reserved
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Shi v Les Mills Auckland Ltd
D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Redundancy – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Respondent considered moving cleaning requirements to another company (“OCS”) – Respondent invited staff to meeting about proposal and…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved