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Cottle v Maintenance Manawatu Ltd
D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Partially successful personal grievance – Half day investigation meeting – Applicant argued difficulties incurred in obtaining wage records – Respondent failed to pay wages originally agreed – Applicant…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($1,500)
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Mawley v Jorgensen t/a Barista the Expresso Bar
D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful practice and procedure claim - Less than half day investigation meeting - Applicant sought full solicitor client costs of $1,500 plus GST - Applicant claimed respondent made…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($750)
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Jones v Innovative Interiors Wellington Ltd
D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance claim - Half day investigation meeting - Respondent claimed applicant contributed to situation leading to grievance and did not attempt to mitigate loss so should…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($1,500)
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O'Donoghue v Regent Training Centre Ltd
J Wilson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Applicant filed application of constructive dismissal and unjustified disadvantage – Respondent argued grievance not raised within 90 day period – Applicant resigned from position following various…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
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Waara v Aotearoa Coolstores Ltd
D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Constructive dismissal – Respondent’s director (“T”) reduced applicant’s wage from $22 to $20 per hour for failure to follow instructions – No opportunity for applicant to explain…
- Result:
- Applications granted ; Arrears of wages ($2,838)(2 weeks) ; Arrears of wages ($1,032)(unilateral reduction in wage) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($3,173.84)(including wrongful deduction of holiday pay) ; Reimbursement of lost wages (3 months less other earnings)($10,880) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($8,000) ; Loss of benefit (14 weeks paid parental leave entitlement)($5,703.32) ; Costs reserved
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Pittard v ERS NZ Ltd t/a Transpacific Industrial Solutions
G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Respondent took over contract of applicant’s former employer (“D”) - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed when respondent refused to engage him in takeover – Respondent argued no duty…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($7,200) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($7,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)
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Dauniseka v Wairarapa United Football Club Inc. and Ors
G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- JURISDICTION – Applicant professional soccer player from Fiji - Applicant claimed first respondent (“Club”), second respondent (chairman and coach of Club)(“K”) and third respondent (company sponsoring Club, with K as…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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New Zealand Merchant Service Guild & Ors v Real Journeys Ltd
P Montgomery [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- BREACH OF CONTRACT – GOOD FAITH – UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Applicants claimed respondent misapplied relevant section of Collective Employment Agreement (“CEA”) and breached good faith obligations – Respondent made proposal…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Hobbs (Labour Inspector) v Wilson Property Care Ltd
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COMPLIANCE ORDER - Applicant Labour Inspector alleged respondent had failed to honour agreement to pay arrears of wages and holiday pay to employee under agreed instalment plan - Respondent acknowledged…
- Result:
- Compliance ordered ; Costs to lie where they fall
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Begley v Cropmark Seeds Ltd
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- INJUNCTION – Application to prevent respondent from taking further steps in relation to restructuring proposal and disciplinary process concerning applicant until receivership application in High Court determined – Applicant suspended…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved