• Maurirere v Tranz Rail Ltd t/a Hawkes Bay Toll Tranz Link

    G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement prior to investigation meeting - Application to be dismissed - Costs to lie where they fall - Terms of settlement…
    Result:
    Consent order granted ; No order for costs
  • McVicar v Harcourt

    P Cheyne [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Successful claim for arrears of wages and holiday pay - Two and a half hour investigation meeting - Respondent conceded aspect of claim prior to investigation meeting but…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of applicant ($600) ; Disbursements ($70)(Filing fee)
  • Faamatuainu v Croxley Stationery Ltd

    L Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - COMPLIANCE ORDER - Applicant assaulted by co-worker after calling her a “slut” - Respondent held meeting and advised both parties that they could be dismissed and directed…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,000 reduced to $2,250) ; Costs reserved
  • Kruk-Omenzetter and Ors v New Zealand Ocean English College Ltd

    R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    ARREARS OF WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY - Respondent in financial difficulty - Applicants reported for work to find doors closed - Respondent did not resume operation - Applicants claimed arrears…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Arrears of wages (one month's pay in lieu of notice) $2,616 (AK, CM, GJ) ; $3,232 (TP) ; Arrears of holiday pay $588 (AK, CM, GJ) ; $727.20 (TP) ; No order for costs ; Disbursements in favour of applicants ($70)(Filing fee)
  • Downs v Switch Electrical Services Ltd

    M Urlich [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Unsuccessful application for leave to raise personal grievance out of time - Respondent did not comply with directed timetable - No order for costs
    Result:
    No order for costs
  • Martin and Anor v Foodstuffs (Wellington) Co-operative Society Ltd

    P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE – Actions occurred after 1 December 2004 – Applicants resigned giving two weeks’ notice to manager who anticipated them working out their notice – Another…
    Result:
    Application granted (Unjustified disadvantage) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($4,000(KM) ; ($3,000)(DA) ; Costs reserved
  • Collis v Reihana Ratima t/a Havelock Bakery

    P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Applicant absent from work on a few occasions due to his partner having trouble with her pregnancy - Alleged he was dismissed by respondent - Alleged another…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Arrears of wages ($44) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($2.64) ; Costs to lie where they fall
  • Blair v Taylors Master Valet Ltd

    P Cheyne [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Respondent received allegations from applicant’s uncle that applicant had been taking stock items for her mother’s competing business - Applicant’s till down by $120…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
  • Sharplin v Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd

    R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE - Application to raise personal grievance out of time - Applicant devoted considerable attention to couple at bank who subsequently were convicted of fraud - Respondent was…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
  • Wild v Auckland City Council

    L Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE - Application to raise personal grievance out of time - Dismissal arose out of a pornographic email attachment sent to applicant - Applicant alleged was so traumatised…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved