• Bolton v Telecom New Zealand Ltd

    Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Grievance raised out of time - Minimum requirement that employer know identity of applicant and existence of personal grievance - Applicant made reasonable arrangements to have…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
    • 22 August 2001

    • AA 118/01

  • Budden v Telecom New Zealand Ltd

    Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    RAISING OF PERSONAL GRIEVANCE - Whether grievance submitted within 90-day period - Unjustified dismissal - Notified to attend mediation but not informed of nature of grievance - Lower threshold than…
    Result:
    Leave to submit grievance out of time granted ; Costs reserved
  • Harrison v Corporate Dial A Driver Ltd

    WRC Gardiner [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    ARREARS OF WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY - Dispute over agreed weekly wage - Continued to work for 1ï¾½ years despite shortfall in wages - Credibility - Respondent's evidence preferred -…
    Result:
    Application granted in part ; Arrears of wages ($407.04) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($2,696.43) ; Interest ($150) ; Costs reserved
    • 22 August 2001

    • AA 116/01

  • Cribb v Ngati Kahungunu Ki Wairarapa Maori Executive Taiwhenua Iwi Authority Inc

    S Bathgate [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Respondent insolvent - Order for costs unlikely to be met
    Result:
    Costs to lie where they fall
    • 21 August 2001

    • WA 8A/01

  • Evans International Freight Systems Ltd v Dial

    R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for removal of proceedings to Employment Court - Injunctions relating to alleged breach of confidentiality and restraint of trade clause sought against both previous employee…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Proceedings removed to Employment Court ; No order for costs
    • 21 August 2001

    • AA 115/01

  • Lunjevich v Attorney General in respect of the Department of Corrections

    D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    INTERIM INJUNCTION - Application for interim reinstatement - Jurisdiction - Whether interim relief could be granted against the Crown - Nothing in ERA to prevent state employees having the potential…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Interim reinstatement ordered ; Costs reserved
    • 21 August 2001

    • AA 114/01

  • Dorward v Lifecare Management Ltd t/a Olive Tree Apartments

    G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Technical redundancy - Dismissed prior to sale of business - Alleged termination should have taken place after sale - Declined offer of employment with new owner -…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
    • 15 August 2001

    • WA 40A/01

  • Daly v New Zealand Trade Development Board

    N Taylor [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Extended sick leave - Letters of support from respondent - Phone call from human resources manager enquiring into her return to work - Warned that office was…
    Result:
    Application granted in part ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($10,000) ; Order for suppression of applicant's health details ; Costs reserved
    • 15 August 2001

    • CA 34/01

  • Milne v Growing and Learning Unlimited Ltd

    D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - No appearance for respondent - Given letter containing allegations and suspended from work - Not told purpose of disciplinary meeting or details of allegations - Dismissed during…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($1,120)(Notice) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,000) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($1,658.80) ; No order for costs
    • 15 August 2001

    • AA 112/01

  • Dodd and Anor v New Zealand Public Service Association and Anor

    S Bathgate [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Refused changes to work allocation - Several meetings held over several months - Meeting with sector co-ordinator became heated - Warned that failure to comply with instruction…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
    • 14 August 2001

    • WA 55/01