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Horst v Swift Property Maintenance Ltd
T Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance and arrears claims - One day investigation meeting - Applicant sought contribution to costs - Appropriate to apply notional daily tariff - Respondent to pay…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($3,500)
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Lyall v Vexling Ltd
Robin Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF HOLIDAY PAY – Applicant sought arrears of holiday pay – Travel agent manager
- Result:
- Application granted ; Arrears of holiday pay ($22,104) ; Interest (5%) ; Costs reserved
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Saywell v Bowers Farms Ltd
TG Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance claim – Two day investigation meeting – Respondent sought uplift in notional daily tariff due to costs of extra witnesses – Applicant sought reduction in…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($7,000)
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Clinker v Sherlock Contracting Ltd and Anor
TG Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Identity of employer – UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE – UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Constructive Dismissal – Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by respondent’s refusal to offer acceptable work hours and…
- Result:
- Application granted (arrears of holiday pay) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($8,816.72) ; Applications dismissed (unjustified disadvantage – unjustified dismissal)(recovery of monies) ; Costs reserved
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Harrison v Unison Work Spaces Ltd
Rachel Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Incapacity – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Injury affecting applicant’s ability to do job – Sales Support Manager
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($14,807.66) ; Compensation for loss of KiwiSaver benefit ($444.23) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($8,000) ; Costs reserved
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Bidvest New Zealand Ltd v Vivian
Trish MacKinnon [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- COMPLIANCE ORDER – Applicant sought compliance order for respondent’s breach of settlement agreement (“SA”) – PENALTY – Applicant sought penalty for respondent’s breach of SA
- Result:
- Applications granted ; Orders made ; Penalty ($3,000)(payable to applicant) ; Costs reserved
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Mackie v Kiwi LPG Ltd
M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER – Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement – Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority – Order prohibiting publication of terms of settlement
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; Orders made ; No order for costs
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Caffe Coffee (NZ) Ltd v Farrimond
T G Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Unsuccessful injunction claim – Two day investigation meeting - Respondent sought $32,000 contribution towards costs – Authority found appropriate to award uplift in notional daily tariff to reflect…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($14,000)
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Burrows v Bunnings Ltd
T G Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Successful personal grievance claim – One day investigation meeting - Applicant sought indemnity costs of $8,450 – No reason to award indemnity costs – Authority found appropriate to…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($3,000)
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Faulls v Gather Supermarket Chain Ltd t/a Italia Square
Anna Fitzgibbon [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious Misconduct – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Summary dismissal – ARREARS OF HOLIDAY PAY – Applicant sought arrears of holiday pay - Bartender
- Result:
- Applications granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($6,342.50) ; Reimbursement of lost holiday pay ($507.40) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($6,000) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($85.40) ; Costs reserved