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Davis v Warkworth Paper Plus
J Wilson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Constructive dismissal - Performance concerns - Verbal and written warnings - Received final warning after 2 months of work - Whether breach of duty of trust and…
- Result:
- Application granted in part ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($2,000) ; Costs reserved
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Taiaroa v Wellington Regional Council
D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Summary dismissal - Serious misconduct - Application for leave and day in lieu declined - Took two days leave regardless - No effort made to contact employer…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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NZ Post Primary Teachers' Association on behalf of Ray Russell v Ministry of Education
S Bathgate [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- DISPUTE - Interpretation of CEC - Entitlement to salary increments - Reduction in status and salary when number of students reduced - Salary protected for one year - Whether increments…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Remedies reserved ; Costs reserved
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MacDonald v Lever Rexona New Zealand Ltd
S Bathgate [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Supplementary decision - Unjustified dismissal - Redundancy - Supplementary determination - Remedies - Redundancy compensation to be treated as wages from date of dismissal
- Result:
- Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
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Bess v Chief Executive Officer of the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
N Taylor [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for removal of personal grievance to Employment Court - Alleged important questions of law on which disclosures of opinion or fact in relation to the…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
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Humphries v Princes Gate Hotels Ltd
Y S Oldfield [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Constructive dismissal - Alleged breach of contract caused resignation - Alleged treated in humiliating and rude manner and forced to work long hours without breaks - Employed…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Martin v Voice Freight Services Ltd
P Cheyne [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Constructive dismissal - No appearance for respondent - Paid for less hours than worked - Discrepancy in pay discussed with manager - Informed of cap on wages…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($2,811.12) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($7,500) ; Arrears of wages and holiday pay ($398.76) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($750)
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Carre v Air New Zealand Ltd
P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Sexual harassment - Alleged failure to follow harassment procedures - Shared accommodation with co-workers while on temporary assignment in Australia - Consumed alcohol while…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Gausel v Alexander
N Taylor [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Constructive dismissal - Implied accusation in staff announcement of staff theft - Whether accusation amounted to breach of duty of trust and confidence - Impossible for applicant…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($585) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($4,000) ; Costs reserved
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Isherwood v Warren t/a Franz Josef Holiday Park
N Taylor [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Applicant was self-represented - Disbursements including travel and baby-sitting claimed - Entitled to reasonable travelling costs - Baby-sitting claim reasonable but too remote -…
- Result:
- Disbursements in favour of applicant ($220)