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Ihaia v Te Wananga O Aotearoa
K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Respondent received letter of complaint from student alleging students were recorded as graduates when course requirements had not been met - Investigation into allegations…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Hitchcock v Midtown Motor Inn Ltd
D Asher [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 details of settlement
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
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Allen v Otago Peninsula Trust
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Applicant had reduced access to rostered work during low season due to respondent changing roster policy - Policy used to be that longest serving employees had first…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($500) ; Costs reserved
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Russell v KB's Bakery Ltd
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - 1ï¾½ day investigation meeting - Respondent sought full costs of $8,600 plus GST - Given relative youth and inexperience of applicant and length of…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($2,250)
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A v R
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Remedies - Supplementary determination - Substantive determination noted that was no evidence of wage loss and accordingly Authority could not consider that - Applicant indicated he…
- Result:
- Cost in favour of respondent ($500)
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Farry v Department of Labour
M Urlich [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PARENTAL LEAVE - Applicant (employee/shareholder) on parental leave from 1 August 2003 – 15 March 2004 - Did not file application for PPL because thought was ineligible – After learning…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Costs to lie where they fall
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Diamond v Capital Communications Ltd
G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - At commencement of investigation meeting respondent agreed to pay applicant three days' pay for giving him four weeks' notice instead of one month -…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($2,000)
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Logan v Hagal Company Ltd
V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Summary dismissal - Video surveillance - Alleged applicant removed product from respondent's premises without authorisation and without satisfactory explanation - Use of video surveillance…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($3,471 reduced to $1,735.50)(12 weeks) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000 reduced to $2,500) ; Costs reserved
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Keegan v The Department of Labour
A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PARENTAL LEAVE - Application under s68 Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 to overcome irregularity of late application - Applicant took 12 weeks parental leave but did not…
- Result:
- Application granted ; No order for costs`
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Baker and Anor v Cardinal Health N.Z. 217 Ltd
D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- DISPUTE - Interpretation and application of incentive scheme in employment agreement - Parties' annual performance incentive scheme based on 60 percent weighting for sales revenue and 40 percent weighting for…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved