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A v B
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- INJUNCTION – Application for interim reinstatement – Names of parties prohibited from publication – Applicant’s summary dismissal concerned events and apparent consequences of incident which had been subject of lengthy…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Orders made ; No order for costs
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Bell v Auckland City Council
R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Length of investigation meeting not specified - Respondent sought full costs of $15,783 - Alternatively, claimed award above usual daily tariff approach appropriate -…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($4,000)
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Malik v Van Interiors Ltd
Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Applicant claimed dismissed after 3 days of formal employment – Claimed worked for respondent as volunteer several months prior to formal employment – Respondent argued applicant never…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($7,800.00) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($1,000) ; Costs reserved
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Rikhtehgarzadeh v Allison
R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF WAGES - No appearance for respondent - Applicant sought three weeks wages - Respondent accepted wages owed - Authority ordered respondent to pay applicant $1,332 gross arrears of…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Arrears of wages ($1,332.50) ; Interest (5.27%) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(Filing fee)
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Rathnayaka v Lab Tests Auckland Ltd
M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- INTERIM INJUNCTION – Application for interim reinstatement – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed from Technician position – Respondent argued reinstatement not practicable as no trust and confidence in applicant – Four…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Heller v Atlas Quarries Ltd
R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Unsuccessful raising personal grievance application - Less than half a day investigation meeting - Respondent sought “substantial contribution” to total costs of over $10,000 - Applicant had asked…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($1,000)
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Tree v Jansen Ltd
R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Unsuccessful counterclaim - Length of investigation meeting not specified - Applicant sought full costs of $6,715 - Respondent claimed applicant failed in contending redundancy…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($4,000)
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Chen v Banclogix Ltd
R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Unsuccessful application to raise grievance out of time – Applicant exercised right to challenge previous determination out of time – Authority found usual process to determine costs on…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($3,000)
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Gray v James Pascoe Ltd
Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance – Respondent sought reasonable contribution to total costs of $9,400 – Applicant argued as legally aided no costs could be made in respondent’s favour –…
- Result:
- Application dismissed
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Adams v Wellington Free Ambulance Service Inc
G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious Misconduct – Applicant argued unjustifiably dismissed and sought reinstatement – Applicant summarily dismissed for serious misconduct following incidents with co-worker on shift and subsequently on Facebook…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages (17 weeks)(reduced by 60%) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($10,000 reduced to $4,000) ; Costs reserved