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Kennedy v Brambles New Zealand Ltd t/a Recall New Zealand
K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Partially successful personal grievance – Half day investigation meeting – Respondent sought $2,000 contribution to $6,216 total costs – Applicant claimed costs should lie where they fall –…
- Result:
- Costs to lie where they fall
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Parkes v Squires Manufacturing Ltd
P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Successful personal grievance – Unsuccessful penalty claim – One day investigation meeting – Applicant sought contribution to costs – Applicant claimed respondent’s Calderbank offer could not be taken…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($3,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(Filing fee)
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Robinson v AFFCO New Zealand Ltd
P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE – Discrimination – Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by respondent when employed in different position – Applicant claimed discriminated against because of union activities – Length of service 24…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reinstatement ordered ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($3,915.53) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000) ; Costs reserved
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Churchill and Anor v Cognition Consulting Ltd
D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- BREACH OF CONTRACT – Applicants claimed respondent breached contract as failed to pay final month’s wages - Sought arrears of wages and interest owed to each applicant – Applicants signed…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Aporo v C G Buller Ltd
P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- 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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Beattie v Zoomtech Ltd
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE – Application to raise personal grievance out of time – Applicant raised personal grievance 14 months after made redundant – Applicant claimed did not know could…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Costs reserved
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Norton (Labour Inspector) v Lam
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY - Respondent employed five employees aware all unable to legally work in New Zealand - Applicant claimed respondent failed to pay wages owing at…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Arrears of wages and holiday pay ($6,900)(First employee) ($6,911.76)(Second employee) ($9,029.80)(Third employee) ($5,190.10)(Fourth employee) ($5,536.50)(Fifth employee) ; Penalty($5,000)(Payable to applicant)(Failure to keep and produce proper wage and time records, failure to pay holiday pay, failure to provide individual employment agreements and making deductions from pay without obtaining written authority) ; No order for costs ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
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Jackson v Sealord Group Ltd
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- DISPUTE - Interpretation of collective employment agreement (CEA") - Applicant sought orders which would require respondent to count previous service in determining entitlement to long service leave and service allowances…
- Result:
- Questions answered in favour of respondent ; Costs reserved
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Anderson v Beacon Printing & Publishing Ltd t/a Whakatane Beacon
J Wilson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious misconduct – Applicant dismissed for possession of alcohol and being under influence of alcohol at workplace – Applicant claimed respondent did not carry out full and…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($4,734.91 reduced to $3,550) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($4,000 reduced to $3,000) ; Costs reserved
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OCG Consulting Ltd v Slyfield and Anor
E Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement - Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority - First respondent gave undertaking not to directly or indirectly canvass,…
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; Costs to lie where they fall