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McLennan v South Taranaki Free Kindergarten Association Inc and on behalf of the Avon Kindergarten
P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Serious misconduct - Number of problems between parties - Allegation applicant breached policy by talking to journalist without prior authorisation and had used threatening…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages (Quantum to be determined less 1/3rd contributory conduct) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($10,000 reduced to $6,667) ; Reinstatement ordered ; Costs reserved
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Osborne v Crop and Food Research Institute
P Montgomery [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application for joinder – Respondent sought to join applicant’s former counsel to costs application on basis of criticism in substantive determination of quality of advice given…
- Result:
- Application dismissed (Joinder) ; Costs in favour of respondent ($5,000)
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Harris v Charter Trucks Ltd
P Montgomery [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Interim application and substantive meeting took under five hours - Respondent sought contribution of two thirds of total costs of $6,000 - Applicant submitted…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($1,250)
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Muir v Savour & Devour Ltd
R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - COMPLIANCE ORDER - Application to reopen investigation and join another party - Authority had previously found respondent unjustifiably dismissed applicant and awarded remedies - Later awarded…
- Result:
- Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
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Sparrow v Air New Zealand Ltd
Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Complaint by customer that applicant had assaulted customer's five year old daughter - Manager did series of interviews with staff, complainant and complainant's mother,…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000) ; Reinstatement granted ; Costs reserved
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Kumar v McDonald's Restaurants (New Zealand) Ltd
A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Summary dismissal - Dismissal resulted from complaints of sexual harassment - The two employees who had complained later gave written statements in which they each purported to…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
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Rota v Sea Products Ltd
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Summary dismissal - Failure to obey lawful and reasonable instruction - Heated argument took place between applicant and two other employees - Applicant repeatedly…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Mohammad v Salmon Anglers Ltd
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF WAGES - Applicant joined fruit picking gang during Christmas school holidays with other members of his family - Failure to pay his wages - Respondent was applicant's employer…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Arrears of wages ($933.60) ; Costs to lie where they fall
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Firestone Employees Society Inc and Others v Bridgestone New Zealand Ltd
P Montgomery [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Partially successful application - Unsuccessful personal grievance but successful application for breach of contract and penalty - Also ordered that certain letters be removed from file - Applicants…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($1,200)
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Charteris v Kaituna Pastoral Farms Ltd
R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Respondent sought contribution of $2,500 towards costs of $3,294 plus disbursements - Costs application out of time - Respondent neither explained nor sought leave…
- Result:
- Application dismissed