Determinations database

R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

Summary:: RAISING OF PERSONAL GRIEVANCE - Unjustified disadvantage - Alleged failure to clarify role and responsibilities, tension with manager, incorrect job grading," and failure to provide safe workplace resulting in workplace…
Result:: Question answered in favour of respondent (clarity, tension and stress grievances not raised in time) ; Application dismissed (leave to raise clarity, tension and stress grievances out of time) ; Determination reserved (whether grading grievance raised in time ; whether leave to raise grading grievance out of time warranted) ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved

Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

Summary:: UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Applicant, now Human Resources Manger for respondent, was senior police officer who conducted inquiries into certain alleged rapes by police officers – Alleged rapes in the news…
Result:: Application dismissed ; Costs reserved

V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

Summary:: DISPUTE - Calculation of redundancy pay - Interpretation of contract - Agreement provided for redundancy in recognition of up to 40 years service - Applicant alleged was promised recognition of…
Result:: Application dismissed ; Costs reserved

D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

Summary:: ARREARS OF WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY - Respondent accepted that wages and holiday pay due and owing - Respondent had attempted to set-off personal debt owed by applicant with applicant's…
Result:: Application granted ; Arrears of wages ($300) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($300); Reimbursement of lost wages ($2,280) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($10,000) ; Costs reserved

P Cheyne [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

Summary:: ARREARS OF WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY - Agreement for applicant to take annual holidays in advance while partner ill - Applicant working only part days for period of time while…
Result:: Application granted ; Arrears of wages and holiday pay ($1,117.82) ; Interest (9 percent) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(Filing fee)

P Montgomery [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

Summary:: UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Applicant swore at shift manager on numerous occasions - Language offensive and amounted to rejection of manager's right to manage - Previous warning for…
Result:: Application dismissed ; Costs reserved

L Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

Summary:: UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Under employment agreement applicant designated a casual worker on call seven days - Applicant's employment had features of regularity and permanence and was not casual…
Result:: Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,000) ; No order for costs; Disbursements ($70)(filing fee)

L Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

Summary:: ARREARS OF WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY - Applicant's employment purported to be casual in nature - Employment had features of regularity and permanence and was not casual but permanent full-time…
Result:: Application granted ; Arrears of wages ($34) ; Arrears of sick pay ($544) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($1,319.20) ; Interest (9%) ; No order for costs ; Disbursements ($70)(filing fee)

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 - Applicant's claim to be dismissed - Applicant to pay respondents…
Result:: Consent order granted ; No order for costs

D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

Summary:: COSTS - Successful personal grievance - ï¾½ day investigation meeting - Contribution of $3,500 plus disbursements sought to total costs of $7,744 - $1,540 plus GST deducted from total costs…
Result:: Costs in favour of applicant ($3,500) ; Disbursements ($145.78)