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Heaney v Herbert t/a Equestrian Hotel and Anor
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER – Authority determination reserved costs and granted leave to revert to Authority in regard to calculation of two weeks pay in lieu – parties reached agreement on both…
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly
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Ellis v Oaks Hotels & Resorts NZ Ltd
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Successful personal grievance – One day investigation meeting – Applicant sought $12,000 contribution to costs plus GST – Applicant claimed daily tariff approach not appropriate – Applicant claimed…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($5,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($217.15)
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Pivott and Anor v Southland Adult Learning Programme and Anor
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Applicants claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged and unjustifiably dismissed by first respondent with active complicity of second respondent – Applicants sought leave to join all named parties and…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Carlson v Redmond
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Applicant claimed dismissed after lost drivers licence – Applicant claimed real job paid in usual way and entitled to usual legal benefits as employee – Respondent claimed…
- Result:
- Applications granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($750) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($2,000) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($800) ; Arrears of wages ($116) ; Unpaid income tax ($2,730) ; Costs to lie where they fall
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New Zealand Dairy Workers Union Inc. v Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd
P Montgomery [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- DISPUTE – Applicant sought determination as to correctness of respondent’s management of employee leave entitlements – Also sought any other such determinations or recommendations Authority thought reasonable – Respondent argued…
- Result:
- Orders made ; Costs reserved
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McGrouther and Anor v Anderson and Anor
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- JURISDICTION – Applicants claimed offered employment and employment agreements (“EA”) subsequently cancelled – Applicants claimed respondents personally were employers – Respondents denied concluded EA and did not personally employ applicants…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs to lie where they fall
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Singh & Anor v W Ltd & Ors
R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement regarding transfer of security sum from barrister and solicitor’s trust account to Department of Labour – Sum held under orders made in two previous…
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
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New Zealand Public Service Association Inc. v Chief Executive of Inland Revenue Department
G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- DISPUTE – Interpretation of Collective Employment Agreement (“CEA”) – Following restructuring new positions accepted – Whether salary range for new jobs remained set by existing range and midpoint, given failure…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Questions answered in favour of respondent ; Costs reserved
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Gallagher v Southern Plumbring & Gasfitting Ltd
D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Redundancy – Applicant invited to attend meeting about possible redundancy – Applicant set out response to redundancy proposal in writing – Applicant claimed respondent predetermined dismissal and…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Austin v The Mulcher Ltd
D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Authority found normal practice for costs to follow the event - Found applicant entitled to $3,000 reasonable contribution to costs
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($3,000)