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Trucking Relief (Waikato) Ltd v Quin
V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for removal to Employment Court (“EC”) - Respondent claimed commenced employment with applicant as casual employee but by time employment ended was permanent employee -…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Dyer v Beauty Management Riccarton Ltd
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Less than one day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $2,500 contribution to costs - Applicant acknowledged award would be higher than that typically awarded…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($2,000)
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James and Ors v New Zealand Vineyard Estates Ltd
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Successful personal grievance – Less than one day investigation meeting – Respondent argued applicants failed to make costs submissions within time and that ought to count against them…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicants ($2,500)
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Borich v Multizone Recycling Ltd
A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY - RECOVERY OF MONIES - No appearance for respondent - Applicant sought unpaid salary, annual holiday pay, and expenses reasonably incurred in employment -…
- Result:
- Applications granted ; Arrears of wages ($1,000) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($688) ; Recovery of monies ($492)(Mileage and parking ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(Filing fee)
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Quinn (Labour Inspector) v Minato Ltd
A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY – No appearance for respondent – Applicant Labour Inspector sought outstanding holiday pay and minimum wages due to former employee of respondent – Authority…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Arrears of wages ($34.75) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($2,053.28) ; Interest (4.75%) ; Penalty ($2,500) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(filing fee)
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Reddy v Department of Labour
D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE – Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by not being notified on time of new salary and therefore unable to challenge new salary and performance rating – Also claimed repetitive…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Allen v Department of Labour
D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PARENTAL LEAVE – Applicant sought review of respondent’s decision not entitled to paid parental leave (“PPL”) – Applicant employed on fixed term employment agreement which expired before due date –…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Air New Zealand v Flight Attendants and Related Services Association
Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- BARGAINING - Application for reference to facilitation - Applicant claimed bargaining unduly protracted and extensive efforts failed to resolve difficulties which precluded entering into collective employment agreement (“CEA”) - Respondent…
- Result:
- Application granted ; No order for costs
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Gardiner v CWF Hamilton & Company Ltd
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Redundancy – Good faith – Applicant claimed redundancy substantively and procedurally unjustified – Respondent restructured business due to recession – Restructure proposal identified disestablishment of two positions…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Hohaia v New Zealand Post Ltd
A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- INJUNCTION – Applicant sought interim reinstatement following dismissal for serious misconduct – Respondent requested applicant attend disciplinary meeting after becoming aware applicant facilitated Facebook sites, accessible to public, which brought…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved