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Anderson v The Board of Trustees of Halswell Residential College
D Appleton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Whether applicant's role and new youth worker role substantially similar - Assistant residential social worker
- Result:
- Application partially granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000) ; Costs reserved
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Brown v Hamilton City Council
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE - Whether grievances raised within 90 days
- Result:
- Application partially granted ; Costs reserved
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Flett v Higgins Coating Pty Ltd
James Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Dismissal – Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by respondent’s failure to respond to health and safety concerns and unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Misrepresentation of…
- Result:
- Application granted (arrears of wages and holiday pay); Arrears of wages and holiday pay (quantum to be determined) ; Application dismissed (unjustified disadvantage - unjustified dismissal) ; Costs reserved
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Bourne v Diversey New Zealand Ltd
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Constructive dismissal – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Respondent tried to transfer applicant to different suburb – Respondent declined applicant’s proposal to work mostly at…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Todd v OPA Architects Ltd
James Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Successful claim – Applicant sought contribution to costs – Appropriate to apply notional daily tariff – Respondent to pay applicant $1,750 contribution to costs
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($1,750)
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KVB Kunlun New Zealand Ltd v De Wet
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful practice and procedure counterclaim - Less than one day investigation meeting - Respondent sought indemnity costs - Authority found indemnity costs not appropriate given respondent's failure to…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($4,000)
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Georgetti v Compass Communications Ltd
E Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application to re-open investigation - Whether bonus payment ordered to be made to applicant calculated correctly
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Johnson v Kevin McDonald & Associates
V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance claim - Less than one day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $4,500 contribution towards costs - Authority found applicant had fixed fee arrangement and costs…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($3,000)
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Davis v The New Zealand Health IT Cluster Inc
V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- JURISDICTION - Whether applicant person intending to work - Chief Executive Officer
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Hawkins v Farm Gate Deli Ltd
R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement on quantum of lost wages due to applicant and costs after investigation meeting - Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority - Order…
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs