• Cave v Keltern Stud Ltd

    G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Applicant applied to have investigation meeting on preliminary point not be held in public or only open to parties and their supporters so as to preclude…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; No order for costs
  • Kainuku v Gary Ferguson t/a Man About The House

    V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Misconduct - Applicant dismissed following fire in customer’s house attributed to his workmanship - Applicant not qualified to install product and had been instructed by respondent to…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Costs reserved
  • Strickland v Gary Ferguson t/a Man About The House

    V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Poor performance - Applicant employed through WINZ on job plus scheme - Employment agreement unsigned by applicant - Dismissed as respondent considered work not up to scratch…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($1,440 reduced to $1,296) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($2,500 reduced to $2,250) ; Arrears of wages ($124.80) ; Costs reserved
  • Victoria University of Wellington v Pearson

    G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    COMPLIANCE ORDER - Respondent sought compliance with confidential settlement agreement - Sought to have applicant take all reasonable steps to have superannuation policies assigned - Applicant agreed to assign policy…
    Result:
    Compliance ordered in part ; Costs reserved
  • Chew v Aslan Consulting Ltd and Ors

    H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Partially successful personal grievance - Two investigation meetings - Less than one day preliminary investigation meeting - One day substantive investigation meeting - Second respondent sought contribution to…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of second respondent ($7,500) ; Disbursements ($772.03)
  • Brewster v Pridex Industries (New Zealand) Ltd

    P Montgomery [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Respondent sought to defer Authority’s investigation into applicant’s claim until Police and Serious Fraud Office concluded investigations into alleged unlawful conduct - No charges laid against…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
  • Valentine v Canterbury District Health Board

    J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    DISPUTE - Applicant employed for day work - Respondent proposed changes that would require applicant to work shifts - Applicant submitted entitled to benefit of terms of existing employment agreement…
    Result:
    Question answered in favour of applicant ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
  • McDonald v Integrated Foods Ltd

    A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Misconduct - Poor performance - Applicant rejected request for meeting to discuss respondent’s concerns about conduct and performance - Applicant’s dealings with respondent became unnecessarily legalistic, adversarial…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
  • Service & Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc v Air New Zealand Ltd

    A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    BARGAINING - Facilitation – Application for reference to facilitation – Outcome of earlier investigation meeting directed parties to mediation – Authority suspended investigation of reference until parties attempted to reach…
    Result:
    Application dismissed
  • Paul v Roulston Safety Driving School Ltd & Anor

    G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    COMPLIANCE ORDER - Applicant sought compliance with mediated settlement - Applicant claimed respondents failed to pay all monies owing and breached term of settlement agreement - At investigation meeting parties…
    Result:
    Compliance ordered ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(Filing fee)