• 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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