• Fleet v RTN Ltd

    V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COMPLIANCE ORDER - Applicant sought compliance with mediated settlement - No appearance by respondent - Applicant had not received sum owed under agreement - Compliance ordered - COSTS - Successful…
    Result:
    Compliance ordered ; Costs in favour of applicant ($500)
  • Watson v Microsoft New Zealand Ltd

    L Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    DISPUTE - Whether applicant entitled to holiday pay in respect of bonus payments received during employment - Whether bonus payments discretionary or productivity/incentive-based payments respondent required to pay - Written…
    Result:
    Question answered in favour of applicant ; Costs reserved
  • Cooper v Levin Meats Ltd

    L Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Successful personal grievance - However, Authority declined to award remedies as dismissal would have been justifiable but for procedural defects - One day investigation meeting - Respondent argued…
    Result:
    Costs to lie where they fall
  • Boyer v Monastra t/a Stromboli Restaurant and Wine Bar

    H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    COMPLIANCE ORDER - Applicant sought compliance with mediated settlement - No appearance for respondent - Respondent acknowledged payments outstanding during phone conference - Respondent claimed payments not made in accordance…
    Result:
    Compliance ordered ; Application granted (penalty) ; Penalty ($500)($400 payable to applicant)($100 payable to Crown) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($800) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(Filing fee)
  • K v Mason

    P Cheyne [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Respondent sought adjournment of proceedings until after charges of theft against applicant dealt with - Investigation meeting went ahead as set by Authority - No appearance…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($6,240)(13 weeks) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($10,000) ; Orders accordingly ; Costs ($1,500)
  • Ram v Pacificare Trust

    A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - No appearance by respondent - Applicant dismissed when creditor of respondent took possession of assets and business - Even if dismissal justified on grounds of…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($2,432) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($7,500) ; Redundancy compensation ($1,216) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($2,641) ; Disbursements ($70)(Filing fee)
  • Holt v Zealandia Marine Group Ltd

    R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Poor performance - Short term employment - Applicant advised of office administrator vacancy at respondent - Specifics of role not finalised - Both parties failed to realise…
    Result:
    Application granted (dismissal) ; Reimbursement of lost wages (1 month less wages received) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($4,000) ; Application dismissed (penalty) ; Costs reserved
  • Cadwallader v HSM Installations Ltd and Anor

    D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement at investigation meeting - Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority - Order prohibiting publication of terms of settlement
    Result:
    Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
  • National Distribution Union Inc. v Lane Walker Rudkin Manufacturing Ltd

    J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    BARGAINING – Applicant claimed respondent breached good faith provisions of Employment Relations Act 2000 (“ERA”) by not bargaining through applicant – Respondent denied breaching ERA by bargaining directly or indirectly…
    Result:
    Orders accordingly ; Question answered in favour of applicant ; Costs reserved
  • Harding v V & A Keefe Ltd

    J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Applicant provided with vehicle to get to workplace – Respondent met with applicant to convey decision that in serious financial difficulty so decided to cut costs by…
    Result:
    Applications granted (unjustified dismissal)(arrears of holiday pay) ; Arrears of holiday pay (quantum to be determined) ; Reimbursement of lost wages (quantum to be determined) ; Compensation for humiliation etc (quantum to be determined) ; Costs reserved