• Laffey v Trust House Ltd

    D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Unaccounted for cash found in applicant's till - Video camera placed above till - Claimed instructed to use open till practice in busy periods…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages (quantum to be determined by parties) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($15,000 reduced to $7,500) ; Costs reserved
  • Li v Liew

    P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Identity of employer - Applicant named respondent as employer in arrears claim - Respondent alleged applicant's employer was company (WJL") which respondent was director of -…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; No order for costs
  • Zhou v Liew and Anor

    P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    ARREARS OF WAGES – Applicant alleged respondent had not paid him wages of $10,553 – Employment agreement signed outlining remuneration – No compliance by respondent with order of Authority to…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Arrears of wages ($10,533) ; No order for costs
  • Donselaar v Attorney General in Respect of the Department of Corrections

    G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement - Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority - Order prohibiting publication of contents of terms of settlement
    Result:
    Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
  • Regent Night'n Day v Helm

    P Montgomery [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    BREACH OF CONTRACT - Applicant alleged respondent left employment without giving required notice - Alleged respondent owed $1,611 for costs of unreturned uniform items, shop account, and costs associated with…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
  • Regent Night'n Day v Lee

    P Montgomery [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    BREACH OF CONTRACT - Applicant alleged respondent left employment without giving required notice - Alleged respondent owed $2,133 for costs of unreturned uniform items, shop account, and costs associated with…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
  • Maxwell v Conferenz Ltd

    V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Whether redundancy genuine - Alleged down turn in registrations - On balance of probabilities, genuine commercial reasons for restructuring - Whether process fair and reasonable…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000) ; No order for costs
  • Phillips v British, Middleastern, Sporting & Cultural Club Ltd

    G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement - Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority - Order prohibiting publication of contents of terms of settlement
    Result:
    Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
  • Greening v About Demolition & Contracting (2003) Ltd

    V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application to reopen investigation - Authority had dismissed applicant's personal grievance claim and respondent's breach of contract counterclaim - Before substantive determination issued applicant lodged formal…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; No order for costs
  • New Zealand Amalgamated Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union Inc v Transfield Services E&T (New Zealand) Ltd

    R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    BARGAINING - GOOD FAITH – Negotiations for collective employment agreement – Number of problems arose out of bargaining – Parties reached agreement in relation to issue of wage increase before…
    Result:
    Orders accordingly ; Penalty in favour of applicant ($1,000) ; Costs reserved