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Hewitson and Anor v Davidson and Anor
R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Unsuccessful counterclaim - Memoranda for costs filed out of time - No application for extension of time - Memoranda disregarded - In any event…
- Result:
- Costs to lie where they fall
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Finai and Anor v TTL Pacific Ltd
A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Alleged applicants smoked marijuana during work hours - One applicant absent from workplace without authorisation - Whether admissions of guilt - Credibility - No…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Narayan v The Farmers' Trading Company Ltd
D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Senior management advised that items missing from applicant's store - Investigation - Unable to apportion blame as items not located - Apparent during initial…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Thompson v C & A Murphy t/a Colours Preschool and Education Centre
Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance - No costs sought by applicant - Contribution of $3,500 sought to costs by respondent - Calderbank offer rejected - Amount awarded less than level…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($1,000)
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Oppatt v Risseto
T Woods [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF WAGES - No appearance for respondent - Recovery of wages - Detailed diary notes of hours worked and wages - Bank statements produced - Continual promises to pay…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Arrears of wages ($320) ; Interest (8 percent) ; No order for costs
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Cameron v Intermech Ltd
T Woods [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application to strike out counterclaim - Failed to raise concerns at earlier opportunity - Appropriate that counterclaim be investigated - Matter adjourned to allow applicant to…
- Result:
- Application granted in part ; Arrears of wages ($6,199) ; Costs reserved
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Malone v Malaysia Airline System BHD (NZ) Ltd
K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COMPLIANCE ORDER - Compliance with employment agreement sought - Redundancy - Decision made to cease services in New Zealand - Notified of termination for redundancy and entitlement to redundancy compensation…
- Result:
- Application granted in part ; Compliance order granted ; Redundancy compensation ($16,002.40) ; Interest (6 percent) ; Costs reserved
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Brown v The University of Auckland
G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Whether redundancy genuine - Whether undertaken in procedurally fair manner - Alleged failure to promptly and effectively consult - Alleged failure to consider redeployment options…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Rolls v Manawatu District Council
P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER - Agreement reached during adjournment - Terms and conditions of settlement to remain confidential - Non-publication ordered
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; No order for costs
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Clearwater v Commissioner of the New Zealand Police
G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER - Parties resolved matters at investigation meeting - Settlement recorded as orders of authority by consent - Terms of settlement to remain confidential
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs