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Cairns v Interworld Plastics Ltd
R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Unsuccessful jurisdiction claim - Half day investigation meeting - Respondent sought contribution towards costs - Authority found daily tariff appropriate - Applicant to pay respondent $1,750 contribution towards…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($1,750); Disbursements in favour of respondent ($526)(witness expenses)
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Spencer v BD and LC Jones Ltd
P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Dismissal - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Whether applicant casual employee - Sickness during pregnancy - Health and safety - PENALTY - Applicant sought penalty…
- Result:
- Application granted (unjustified dismissal) ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($1,581.25) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($2,000) ; Application dismissed (penalty) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) ; No order for costs
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Walker v Watson
D Appleton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance claim - Less than one day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $3,500 contribution towards costs - Authority found not appropriate to award applicant more than…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($1,750)
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Kim (Labour Inspector) v Hurunui Hotel (2004) Ltd t/a Hurunui Hotel
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- PENALTY - Applicant sought penalty for respondent's failure to comply with improvement notice and failure to comply with previous Authority consent determination - Respondent ordered previously to comply with consent…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; No order for costs
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McEwing v Geovert Ltd
TG Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Whether respondent relied on other employee to warn applicant about potential redundancy - Project development manager
- Result:
- Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000) ; Costs reserved
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Wilson v Geovert Ltd
TG Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - General manager
- Result:
- Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000) ; Costs reserved
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Shi v Advanced Computers Ltd
A Fitzgibbon [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY - Applicant sought arrears of wages and holiday pay - Recent immigrant - Casual employee - Computer technician
- Result:
- Application granted ; Arrears of wages ($2,590.05) ; Arrears of holiday pay (quantum to be determined) ; No order for costs
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French v Waikato Business Publications Ltd
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE – UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious Misconduct – Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by respondent and unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Performance concerns – Applicant breached company policies – Respondent…
- Result:
- Applications dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Belley (Labour Inspector) v A Mahamai
M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COMPLIANCE ORDER - Applicant sought compliance with improvement notice - Improvement notice required respondent to pay former employee $921 arrears of wages and $231 arrears of holiday pay - PENALTY…
- Result:
- Applications granted ; Compliance ordered ; Interest (5%) ; Penalty ($750)(payable to Crown) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) ; No order for costs
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Gibbs v The Vice-Chancellor of Lincoln University
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- INJUNCTION - Applicant sought interim reinstatement - Redundancy - Applicant claimed selection for redundancy based on incorrect understanding of teaching hours and specialist teaching capacity - Concerns over selection criteria…
- Result:
- Application granted; Costs reserved