• Gemmell v Quality Roading & Services (Wairoa) Ltd

    Trish MacKinnon [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Partially successful personal grievance claims and unsuccessful injunction claims - Respondent sought contribution to costs - Appropriate to apply notional daily tariff in respect of injunction investigation meeting…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of respondent ($8,500) ; Disbursements in favour of respondent ($212.54)(travel costs)
  • Dickson v TSP Construction Ltd

    Michele Ryan [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
  • Leaupepe v Debtworks (NZ) Ltd

    Anna Fitzgibbon [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    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
  • Renata v Walker

    Tania Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance and penalties claim – One and a half days investigation meeting – Respondent sought $10,062 contribution towards costs – Applicant rejected two Calderbank offers of…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of respondent ($6,750)
  • Strang v Rutherford and Anor

    Michael Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Constructive Dismissal – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – ARREARS OF HOLIDAY PAY AND KIWISAVER – Applicant sought arrears of holiday pay and KiwiSaver contributions –…
    Result:
    Applications granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($5,307.12) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($2,000) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($1,057.92) ; Arrears of Kiwisaver contributions ($352.94) ; Damages ($736) ; Penalty ($5,000)(payable to Crown) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56) ; No order for costs
  • Johnston v East City Towing & Salvage Ltd

    Andrew Dallas [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    ARREARS OF HOLIDAY PAY – Applicant sought arrears of holiday pay – RECOVERY OF MONIES – Applicant sought recovery of monies arising out of employment
    Result:
    Application granted (arrears of holiday pay) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($7,449.14) ; Application dismissed (recovery of monies)
  • VECTOR LIMITED v TAPLIN

    James Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

  • Singh v Corporate Energy Ltd (in Liquidation) formerly known as Corporate Energy Ltd t/a Caltex Glenbrook

    Anna Fitzgibbon [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application for strike out and joinder of parties – Employer in liquidation - No appearance for respondent
    Result:
    Application granted ; Costs reserved
  • Heeley v Board of Trustees Chilton St James School

    Michael Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    DISPUTE – Parties disputed interpretation of prorate provision in Collective Employment Agreement (“CEA”) with Holidays Act 2003 (“HA”) – School support worker
    Result:
    Question answered in favour of applicant ; Costs reserved
  • Henare v Kinzett and Anor

    Michael Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Identity of employer - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Dismissal – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Sending away
    Result:
    Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($7,410) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,000) ; Costs reserved