• May v Armourguard Security Ltd

    A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance – Length of investigation meeting not specified – Respondent sought $11,500 contribution to costs – Applicant claimed costs should lie where they fall – Respondent…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of respondent ($4,250)
  • Deller v Textile Recycling Centre Ltd

    R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Respondent claimed applicant resigned – Director (“D”) enquired why applicant still at home one morning and applicant’s activities on another…
    Result:
    Application dismissed (unjustified dismissal) ; Application granted (arrears of holiday pay) ($327.68)(arrears of holiday pay) ; Costs reserved
  • Zink v www Media Ltd

    R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance – Less than one day investigation meeting – Respondent sought $7,000 contribution to costs – Applicant claimed award between $800 and $1,200 appropriate – Authority…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of respondent ($1,200)
  • Polzleitner v www Media Ltd

    R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance – Less than one day investigation meeting – Respondent sought $11,000 contribution to costs – Applicant claimed award between $1,200 and $1,800 appropriate – Authority…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of respondent ($1,800)
  • Warren v The Oldest Kiwi Pub Ltd

    P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    RECOVERY OF MONIES – Applicant claimed respondent unlawfully deducted money from final pay – Respondent claimed applicant agreed to deduction as recovery of revenue variances while applicant sole operator –…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Recovery of monies ($623) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) ; Costs to lie where they fall
  • Robson v Gregg t/a Early Learning Centre

    P Cheyne [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    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
  • Chambers v ERS New Zealand Ltd t/a Transpacific Industrial Solutions Ltd

    P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious Misconduct – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Supervisor (“M”) approached applicant while taking photos at site and got into verbal and physical altercation with…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
  • Wallis v Star Food Services Ltd

    P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE – Application to raise personal grievance out of time – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Applicant raised personal grievance four months after expiration of 90…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs to lie where they fall
  • Noakes v Marine & Motor Home Ltd

    J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Redundancy – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Manager (“H”) suggested to applicant that respondent might have to reduce applicant’s hourly pay rate – H claimed…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($2,000) ; Costs to lie where they fall ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(Filing fee)
  • O'Sullivan v Maori Hill & Balmacewen Pharmacy Ltd

    J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Constructive dismissal – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Respondent claimed applicant abandoned employment and contrived grievance – Applicant raised enrolment in training programme with respondent…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000) ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($3,000) ; Costs to lie where they fall ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)