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Kar v Baker Magnum Ltd t/a Baker Harvest
R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Abandonment - Dismissal - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Whether applicant summarily dismissal during medical leave - ACC - Whether applicant abandoned employment - Whether…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($3,186.40) ; Interest (7.5%) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($4,000) ; Costs reserved
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Jones v Board of Trustees for Kimi Ora School
Trish MacKinnon [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Constructive Dismissal – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Safe workplace - PENALTY – GOOD FAITH – Applicant sought penalty for respondent’s breach of good faith…
- Result:
- Applications dismissed ; Costs reserved
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The New Zealand Post Primary Teachers Association v The Secretary for Education and Ors
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Applicant sought to join two representative Boards of Trustees
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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South Pacific Meats Ltd v New Zealand Meat Workers & Related Trades Union Inc.
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COMPLIANCE ORDER – Applicant sought order for compliance with s21 Employment Relations Act 2000 (“ERA”) – Whether Authority able to consider whether respondent unreasonably accessing applicant’s workplace
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Wallace v New Zealand Amalgamated Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union Inc. and Anor
M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- JURISDICTION – Whether first applicant in employment relationship with respondent - GOOD FAITH – Applicants sought determination that respondent breached good faith by denying first applicant access to workplace until…
- Result:
- Applications granted ; Penalty ($10,000)(Payable to second applicant) ; Costs reserved
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Signal v Huntley School Board of Trustees
M Ryan [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF WAGES – Applicant sought arrears of wages – Whether applicant to be paid minimum wage when hours worked less than 40 per week - Boarding school matron
- Result:
- Application granted ; Arrears of wages (quantum to be determined) ; Costs reserved
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Wallace v Titoki Securities Trust
TG Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance claim – Two day investigation meeting – Respondent sought uplift in daily tariff due to lack of merit in applicant’s claim and applicant’s conduct of…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($7,000)
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Macdonald v Interex Ltd
Christine Hickey [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE – Whether grievance raised within 90 days
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Segal v Infor (New Zealand) and Anor
A Fitzgibbon [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COUNTERCLAIM - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Respondents sought stay of proceeding regarding Authority jurisdiction to investigate applicant’s claim pending Court of Appeal (“CA”) decision in unrelated matter
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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EWP Saled Ltd v Tibbitts
E Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- DISPUTE – Parties disputed interpretation of compliance clause in settlement agreement (“SA”) – COMPLIANCE ORDER – Applicant sought order for compliance with SA - PENALTY – Applicant sought penalty for…
- Result:
- Application granted (compliance order) ; Question answered in favour of applicant ; Orders made ; Application dismissed (penalty) ; Costs reserved