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Ransley and Anor v Circuit Solutions Ltd
M Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- JURISDICTION – Whether applicants employees or independent contractors
- Result:
- Application granted (first applicant) ; Application dismissed (second applicant) ; Costs reserved
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Kiss v Yeoman Industries Ltd
A Fitzgibbon [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance claim - Half day investigation meeting - Applicant sought contribution to costs - Appropriate to apply uplift in notional daily tariff to reflect respondent's failure…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($3,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
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O'Connor v Southland District Council
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- DISPUTE - Parties disputed interpretation and application of gratuity clause in individual employment agreement (“EA”) - Applicant sought payment of gratuity upon leaving employment - Respondent claimed entitlement in…
- Result:
- Question answered in favour of respondent ; Costs reserved
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Sherborne v Nutech Security Ltd
R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Applicant sought leave to appear by telephone or audio visual link - Whether to dismiss application without investigation meeting
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Hayashi v Skycity Management Ltd
A Dallas [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious Misconduct – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Operations Manager
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Sinclair v Access Solutions Ltd
M Ryan [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF HOLIDAY PAY - Applicant sought arrears of holiday pay
- Result:
- Application granted ; Arrears of holiday pay (quantum to be determined) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) ; No order for costs
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Labour Inspector v Auckland Drainage Plumbing Services Ltd
E Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY– Applicant sought arrears of wages and holiday pay – PENALTY – Applicant sought penalties for respondent’s breaches of Minimum Wage Act 1983 (MWA)…
- Result:
- Applications granted (arrears of wages and holiday pay)(penalty) ; Arrears of wages and holiday pay ($7,872.10) ; Penalty ($17,280) ; Application dismissed (jurisdiction) ; Costs reserved
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Bangs v Sue Johnstone t/a Grant Johnstone Nissan Suzuki
R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement on costs - Respondent to pay applicant $6,250 contribution towards costs and $71. 56 disbursements
- Result:
- Orders made ; No order for costs
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Johnston v The Fletcher Construction Company Ltd
V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
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Smith v The Trustees of the Wanganui Pool Trust
M Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTFIED DISMISSAL - UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANATGE - Dismissal - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by respondent’s failure to take action in respect of sexual harassment…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($6,200) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000) ; Costs reserved