• Christchurch City Council v Southern Local Government Officers Union

    J Wilson [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    BARGAINING - Whether communications with members of respondent during negotiations for collective agreements breached bargaining process agreement or good faith provisions of Employment Relations Act 2000 (ERA") - Communication during…
    Result:
    Question answered ; Costs reserved
    • 24 August 2004

    • CA 100/04

  • Buchan v Sheffield Ltd

    L Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Unsuccessful interim application and personal grievance - Applicant legally aided for personal grievance only - Contribution of $10,000 and $15,000 respectively sought to total costs of $14,810 (interim)…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of respondent ($2,000)(Interim application) ; ($1,000)(Personal grievance)
    • 24 August 2004

    • AA 28B/04

  • Jackson v Moyes Motor Group Ltd

    J Scott [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Contribution of $8,500 sought to total costs of $26,111 - Two Calderbank offers rejected - Applicant recovered less than amount of second Calderbank offer…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of respondent ($1,000)
    • 24 August 2004

    • AA 168A/04

  • Saran Trading Trust t/a Quest on The Terrace Serviced Apartments v Matenga

    D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    CONSENT ORDER - Applicant sought recovery of overpaid wages - Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement during pre-investigation conference call - Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority…
    Result:
    Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
    • 23 August 2004

    • WA 113/04

  • Naysmith and Anor v Geerlings

    K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Applicants sought costs incurred cleaning and repairing house lived in by respondent while employed - Settlement entered between parties full and final settlement of all matters…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs to lie where they fall
    • 23 August 2004

    • AA 262/04

  • Customs Officers Association Inc and Anor v New Zealand Customs Service

    D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    DISPUTE - Collective agreement remuneration policy provided for annual salary reviews with reference to external market - Provision for supervision of policy implementation by salary committee - Uniform increase granted…
    Result:
    Application granted in part ; Penalty in favour of first applicant ($2,000) ; Costs reserved
    • 23 August 2004

    • AA 261/04

  • Lavea v Farmers Trading Company Ltd

    D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Dismissed following physical altercation with co-worker - Alleged inadequate investigation - Obligation on respondent to endeavour to obtain explanation from applicant - Corresponding obligation on applicant to…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
    • 20 August 2004

    • AA 260/04

  • Jamieson and Anor v APN NZ Ltd

    P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement during investigation meeting - Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority - Order prohibiting publication of terms of settlement…
    Result:
    Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
    • 19 August 2004

    • WA 112/04

  • Hill v The Chief Executive, Ministry of Social Development

    G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Applicant engaged on series of fixed term agreements to perform various roles within same department - Genuine reasons for each fixed term adequately communicated to applicant verbally…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
    • 18 August 2004

    • WA 56A/04

  • Brown v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections

    D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement during investigation meeting - Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority - Order prohibiting publication of terms of settlement…
    Result:
    Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
    • 18 August 2004

    • WA 111/04