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Rundle v Nulon Ltd
Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Alleged refusal to honour promise to redeem or purchase shares arising from employment contract - Compliance with employment contract sought - Shares in company sold to fellow…
- Result:
- Application granted in part ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($9,391.88)(By consent) ; Interest (5 percent) ; Costs reserved
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New Zealand Amalgamated Engineering, Printing & Manufacturing Union (Inc) v Norske Skog Tasman Ltd
K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for matter to be removed to Employment Court - Concurrent proceedings in Court involving same parties and issues - Appropriate that matter be removed
- Result:
- Application granted ; Matter removed to Employment Court ; No order for costs
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28 February 2002
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AA 52/02
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Harrod v dmg world media (nz) Ltd
Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Matter subject to appeal to Employment Court - Contribution of $4,000 sought to total costs of $15,565 - Calderbank offer rejected - One day…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($4,000)
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28 February 2002
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AA 44/02
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Coley v Telecom NZ Ltd
P Cheyne [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Reasonable contribution sought to total costs of $8,437 - No details such as chargeable hours provided to Authority - Case could reasonably have been…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($750)
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27 February 2002
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CA 20/02
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Wisternoff v Wahapu Residential Services Ltd
P Cheyne [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Application for costs out of time - Reasons given unsubstantial - No basis on which to properly extend time - No award for costs
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; No order for costs
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27 February 2002
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CA 19/02
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Ryu v The Grand (New Zealand) Company Ltd
Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Contribution of $2,500 sought to costs of $8,038 - Contribution appropriate - Reasonable to seek assistance of one lawyer who spoke respondent's representative's first…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($1,000)
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27 February 2002
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AA 43/02
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Morris v Tairawhiti Health Board
Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Partially successful personal grievance - 2 day hearing - Award of full solisitor/client costs sought - Actual costs of $9,000 were reasonable - Full costs not appropriate as…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($7,000)
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27 February 2002
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AA 42/02
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Shafer v Del Monte Fresh Produce (New Zealand Ltd)
R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Two senior management positions combined into one - Genuine financial reasons for redundancy - Became suspicious of respondent's motives during consultation period - Angry confrontation…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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27 February 2002
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AA 41/02
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Paterson v New Zealand Post
Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- DISPUTE - Interpretation of collective employment contract - Entitled to service leave after 10 years continuous permanent service - Meaning of continuous permanent service - Employed for four years on…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Question answered in favour of respondent ; Costs reserved
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27 February 2002
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AA 40/02
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Christensen v Queen Mary Hospital Ltd
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application by respondent for removal of proceedings to Employment Court - Whether important question of law - Applicants made redundant - Provision for redundancy compensation in…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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26 February 2002
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CA 18/02