• Davenport v Spiekerman

    D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    COMPLIANCE ORDER - Compliance with terms of mediated settlement sought - Alleged respondent breached terms of settlement - New agreement reached - Terms incorporated by consent into compliance order -…
    Result:
    Compliance ordered ; No order for costs
    • 28 August 2001

    • WA 57/01

  • Rooke v J Swap Contractors Ltd

    WRC Gardiner [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - One day hearing - Contribution of $9,670 sought to costs - Ability to pay - Applicant's financial resources considered
    Result:
    Costs in favour of respondent ($2,000)
    • 28 August 2001

    • AA 82A/01

  • Copping v Merchant Timber Supplies Ltd

    Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Advised to look for another job - Dismissed with one week's notice - Informed to start new job immediately - Believed he was summarily dismissed…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($1,000)(Including notice) ; Costs reserved
    • 28 August 2001

    • AA 121/01

  • Taungahihifo v Scrap Steel Recyclers Ltd

    R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Alleged selection process unfair and failed to consult - Alleged predetermination and improper considerations taken into account - Change in processes resulted in redundancies -…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation ($2,000)(MT) ; ($2,000)(LA) ; ($2,000)(TV) ; Costs reserved
    • 27 August 2001

    • AA 120/01

  • Amalraj v Gupta

    D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    ARREARS OF WAGES - Dispute over rate of pay - Failed to keep time and wage records - Employee noted hours worked - Unlikely to have agreed to reduced rate…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Arrears of wages ($840)(Net) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($70)(Filing fee)
    • 27 August 2001

    • AA 119/01

  • New Zealand Merchant Service Guild Industrial Union Inc v Pacifica Shipping (1985) Ltd

    G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    DISPUTE - Classification of employees - Whether incorrectly classified as temporary/relieving officers - Employees engaged continuously - CEC only allowed appointment of temporary officers to relieve other employees - Reasons…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
  • Burns v Cornerstone Design & Build Ltd

    P Cheyne [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    ARREARS OF WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY - Wages and holiday pay owing following cashflow problems - Claim accepted by respondent - Payment to be made within one month
    Result:
    Application granted ; Arrears of wages and holiday pay ($1,767.70) ; No order for costs
    • 24 August 2001

    • CA 35/01

  • Claymark Industries Ltd v Catt

    A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    CONSENT ORDER - Settlement reached by parties - Full and final resolution of all issues arising from employment and termination - Agreement that costs to lie where they fall -…
    Result:
    Consent order granted ; Costs to lie where they fall
    • 24 August 2001

    • AA 106A/01

  • Corrections Association Of New Zealand Inc v Attorney General in respect of the Department of Corrections

    S Bathgate [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    BREACH OF CONTRACT - Alleged unlawful variation to CEC - Maximum operating capacity of prison contained in clause of CEC - Proposed increase in capacity following change in funding formulae…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; No order for costs
    • 23 August 2001

    • WA 56/01

  • Joynt v Board of Trustees, Manukau View School

    Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Constructive dismissal - Jurisdiction - Whether agreement entered into at termination prevented applicant pursuing employment relationship problem - Difficulty with teaching children with behavioural problems - Claimed…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
    • 22 August 2001

    • AA 89/01