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Labour Inspector v Md Dara Miah Horticulture Ltd
Trish MacKinnon [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- PENALTY – Applicant sought penalty for respondent’s failure to provide wage and time records – COSTS – Applicant sought contribution towards costs
- Result:
- Applications granted ; Penalty ($6,000)(payable to Crown) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)($495.86)(travel costs)
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Ngahooro v Southland YMCA Education Ltd
Helen Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious Misconduct – Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by workplace bullying and harassment – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed – Tutor
- Result:
- Applications granted ; Contributory conduct (60%) ; Reimbursement of lost wages (quantum to be determined) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,300) ; Costs reserved
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Labour Inspector v Discount Food Warehouse Ltd
David Appleton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- PENALTY – Applicant sought penalties for respondent’s failure to keep wage, time, holiday and leave records, failure to provide annual leave, failure to pay public holiday pay, failure to provide…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Penalty ($3,500)(payable to Crown) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) ; Costs reserved
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Houkamau v Tango
Anna Fitzgibbon [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- JURISDICTION - Whether applicant employee or independent contractor - Caregiver
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Franz v New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Ltd
Anna Fitzgibbon [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER – Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement before investigation meeting – Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority – Order prohibiting publication of terms of settlement
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
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New Zealand Dairy Workers Union Inc., Te Runanga Wai U v Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd
Andrew Dallas [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- DISPUTE – Parties disputed whether restructure breached collective agreement (“CEA) – COMPLIANCE ORDER – Applicant sought compliance with CEA
- Result:
- Question answered in favour of applicant ; Application dismissed (compliance order) ; Costs reserved
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Yang v Golden Products NZ Ltd
Michael Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER – Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement at investigation meeting – Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority – Order prohibiting publication of terms of settlement
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
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Compass Group New Zealand Ltd v Oldridge
Michael Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement - Respondent ordered to comply with Record of Settlement
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
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McLeod v Envirowaste Services Ltd
Peter van Keulen [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANATGE - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by unpaid suspension - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Drug testing - Truck driver
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($20,762.60) ; Compensation for loss of benefit ($544.32)(Overtime) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($11,000) ; Costs reserved
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Oh v Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure Ltd (t/a Firth)
V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE – Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by suspension, bullying by manager and respondent’s breach of good faith – Sales engineer
- Result:
- Application partially granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($6,000) ; Costs reserved