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New Zealand Amalgamated Engineering Printing & Manufacturing Union (Inc) v SCA Hygiene Australasia Ltd
M Urlich [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- DISPUTE – Parties agreed to two week annual shut down during Christmas and New Year – Dispute as to appropriate payment for public holidays over shut down – Applicant argued…
- Result:
- Questions answered ; Costs reserved
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Short v Walton Special Vehicles and Conversions Ltd
M Urlich [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Redundancy – Respondent invited applicant to meeting without notice of subject – Respondent advised business in financial difficulties and gave notice position in jeopardy and sought input…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($2,400)(2 weeks) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000) ; Arrears of redundancy payment less final pay ($1,619.24) ; Costs in favour of employee ($1,500) ; Disbursements in favour of employee ($123.90)
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Challis v Manukau City Council
R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COMPLIANCE ORDER - DISPUTE – Applicant sought compliance with terms of settlement – Clause stated respondent to pay applicant “$x (gross)” being legal costs and other lost benefits – Respondent…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Orders made ; Interest (7.8%) ; Costs reserved
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Pohatu v Kaiti School Board of Trustees
A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance – Two and a half day investigation meeting – Actual costs incurred by respondent approximately $30,000 – Respondent sought $20,000 reasonable contribution to costs –…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($9,000)
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O'Malley v Te Oranganui Iwi Health Authority
D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- BREACH OF CONTRACT – Breach of mediated settlement – Parties reached confidential mediated settlement following applicant’s dismissal grievance – Term of settlement that parties make “no statement on this matter…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Kidd v The Prenzel Distilling Company Ltd
P Cheyne [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Withdrawn personal grievance - No investigation meeting - Respondent sought costs - Applicant argued costs to lie where they fall - Applicant notified Authority month prior to investigation…
- Result:
- No order for costs
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Amey v Komene & Anor
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Identity of employer - Application to reopen personal grievance - No appearance for respondent - When employment relationship ended, applicant raised personal grievance and notified employer…
- Result:
- Application dismissed (Reopening of personal grievance) ; Arrears of wages ($1,777.84) ; Application granted (Penalty)($4,000)(payable to applicant) ; Costs to lie where they fall
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Rogers v Queenin
R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF WAGES – No appearance for respondent – Authority found respondent’s previous written responses amounted to information but not sworn evidence – No written employment agreement (“EA”) – Respondent…
- Result:
- Applications granted (arrears of wages)(arrears of holiday pay) ; Application dismissed (disadvantage) ; Arrears of wages ($2,259.76) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($378.84) ; Interest (7.8%) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(filing fee)
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Dowds v Universal College of Learning
P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Applicant signed five year fixed term employment agreement (“EA”) that included redundancy clause - Following consultation process applicant’s employment terminated for redundancy before expiry of…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Service and Food Workers Union v Sanford Ltd
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- DISPUTE – Applicant’s member’s current collective employment agreement (“CEA”) contained different wage scale to earlier CEA – Authority found issue was placement of continuing employees on new wage matrix in…
- Result:
- Questions answered in favour of respondent ; Costs to lie where they fall