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Fox v General Distributors Ltd
A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Constructive dismissal - Applicant resigned after two formal warnings - First warning issued following applicant's failure to ensure that butchery stock removed from display…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Carter v PAE (New Zealand) Ltd
D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- DISPUTE - Interpretation of employment agreement - Agreement provided that applicant would receive one-off bonus on successful retention by respondent of certain existing contracts at retender in 2005 - This…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Faithfull v Morris and Morris Ltd
R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - JURISDICTION - Applicant wished to purchase respondent's funeral director business - Parties agreed that applicant would work in business for four month period prior to purchase so…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation ($3,000) ; Counterclaim granted ; Damages in favour of respondent ($1,133.64) ; Costs reserved
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Te Tomo v Hamilton Taxi Society Ltd
K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Applicant dismissed for allocating or feeding" work to her mother, who was a contractor taxi driver for respondent - Respondent had strict policy preventing…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($4,936 reduced to $3,456) ; Compensation for humiliation ($4,000 reduced to $2,800) ; Costs reserved
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04 January 2006
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AA 504/05
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Khan v Uno Design Ltd
L Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- JURISDICTION - Whether employment relationship - Applicant sought arrears of wages - Agreement between applicant and respondent's directors that in exchange for applicant working one year without remuneration, they would…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Hutchinson v Impex Personnel Ltd
L Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Applicant gave notice of resignation from employment with respondent - Discussed with manager possibility of establishing new role for her in form of a transport and logistics…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Hansen v Case Boreham Associates Ltd
R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- JURISDICTION - Whether employee or independent contractor - Parties signed two agreements - First headed individual employment agreement" but referred throughout to "the contractor" - Second headed "independent contractor agreement…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Williams v The Warehouse Ltd
D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Alleged bullying, derogatory and intimidatory behaviour by applicant - Respondent's Human Resources Account Manager (HR manager") received complaints about applicant's behaviour - HR manager…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Begg v South Auckland Hydraulics Ltd
Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Investigation meeting completed in well under one day - Applicant sought full costs of $1,700 - Nothing about case required award of full costs…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($1,000)
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Butcher v Presbyterian Support Central
D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Suspension - Also alleged respondent continued to harass by means of a false disciplinary process and a pre-determined outcome - Had been several complaints by staff about…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved