Determinations database

T MacKinnon [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

Summary:: RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE – Whether grievance raised within 90 days – Letter provided by applicant raised unjustified disadvantage grievance because substance of complaint was clear – Letter referred to incidents…

P van Keulen [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

Summary:: COSTS – Partially successful personal grievance claim – Half day investigation meeting – Series of Calderbank offers and counteroffers – Parties failed to agree terms because applicant unreasonably refused to…

P van Keulen [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

Summary:: COSTS – Two day investigation meeting – Respondent had good reason to decline Calderbank offer because opportunity to pursue alleged breach of intellectual property right remained – Appropriate to apply…

T Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

Summary:: ARREARS OF WAGES – Applicant paid by salary – Applicant’s final pay should have been prorated over 19 days without deduction of weekends – Respondent to pay applicant $252 arrears…

N Craig [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

Summary:: UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Incompatibility – Respondent dismissed applicant for alleged irreconcilable breakdown of relationship with other staff members – Tensions between staff did not get to point of irreconcilable breakdown…

T Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

Summary:: DISPUTE – Whether rotating roster for Paxster (electric delivery vehicles) drivers breached collective agreement because it failed to minimise harm – Clause in question did not expressly require the safest…

V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

Summary:: COSTS – Successful wage arrears claim – One day investigation meeting – Matter was not complex – Appropriate to apply daily tariff – Respondents to pay applicant $4,500 costs

N Craig [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

Summary:: UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Slaughterman
Result:: Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($4,256.53) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($13,500) ; Costs reserved

David Appleton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

Summary:: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Identity of employer – UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE – Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by respondents actions – PENALTY – Applicant sought penalty for respondent’s failure to provide an…
Result:: Application partially granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,500) ; Penalty ($1,000) (Payable to Crown) ($1,000)(Payable to applicant) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)