• 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
    • 01 March 2002

    • AA 45/02

  • 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
    • 28 February 2002

    • AA 52/02

  • 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)
    • 28 February 2002

    • AA 44/02

  • 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)
    • 27 February 2002

    • CA 20/02

  • 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
    • 27 February 2002

    • CA 19/02

  • 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)
    • 27 February 2002

    • AA 43/02

  • 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)
    • 27 February 2002

    • AA 42/02

  • 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
    • 27 February 2002

    • AA 41/02

  • 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
    • 27 February 2002

    • AA 40/02

  • 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
    • 26 February 2002

    • CA 18/02