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Arora v Sato New Zealand Ltd
Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious misconduct – Applicant held responsible for inaccurate stock take reporting and tax penalties outstanding – Auditors required respondent sign representation letter providing undertakings accounts correct –…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($20,000 reduced to $12,000) ; Reimbursement of lost wages and car allowance ($52,500 reduced to $31,500) ; Reimbursement of health insurance premiums ($535.20 reduced to $321.12) ; Costs reserved
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Lewis v Gateway Motel Ltd
R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COMPLIANCE ORDER – Applicant sought compliance with Authority determinations – Applicant sought interest on amounts unpaid – Compliance ordered – Interest payable – PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application to reopen…
- Result:
- Compliance ordered ; Interest (5.24%) ; Application dismissed (application to reopen investigation) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($1,000)
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Poulopoulos v Residential Rentals Ltd
A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Redundancy – Applicant given one month’s notice of termination due to redundancy – Applicant not required to work out notice period – Applicant claimed dismissed because of…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Campbell v SVO Enterprises Ltd
P Cheyne [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Applicant lodged personal grievance and penalty claims - Respondent provided substantive response and stated no longer trading and in process of liquidation - Liquidation order made…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; No order for costs
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McPherson v Silver Fern Farms Ltd
J Wilson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Applicant previously received two warnings for absenteeism - Applicant issued with final warning for breach of hygiene rules - Applicant again breached hygiene rules…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Dave v The Board of Trustees, Sunnydene School
Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- BREACH OF CONTRACT - UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Applicant claimed respondent failed to take reasonable steps to prevent work injury - Applicant claimed suffered unjustified disadvantage in relation to respondent putting…
- Result:
- Applications dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Kanar v Gurleyen and Anor
P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Successful arrears of wages and holiday pay claim - Successful compliance order application - Two day investigation meeting - Applicant sought contribution to costs…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($6,145) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($623.05)
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Amey v Absolute Insurance Ltd
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Whether applicant permanent or causal employee – Applicant claimed permanent employee – Respondent argued applicant wanted to remain a causal employee at all material times –…
- Result:
- Application granted (Unjustified dismissal) ; Application dismissed (Penalty) ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($2,600 reduced to $1,560) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000 reduced to $3,000) ; No order for costs ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(Filing fee)
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Goodman Fielder New Zealand Ltd v Brock
R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement - 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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Logan v Vets on Waiheke Ltd
R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Constructive dismissal – Shareholders and directors of respondent husband (“X”) and wife (“Y”) - Applicant claimed constructively dismissed following respondent’s unilateral change of employment duties – Respondent…
- Result:
- Applications dismissed ; Costs reserved