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Webco Joinery Ltd v Collier
D Appleton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER – Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement – Applicant agreed would withdraw claim for penalties against respondent – Applicant agreed no issue as to costs – Terms…
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
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Milligan v Broadway General Carriers Ltd
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Authority sought to re-open investigation on own volition - Previous determination ordered arrears of holiday pay - Evidence of payments made to applicant - COSTS -…
- Result:
- Application granted; Arrears of holiday pay ($4,821.30); Costs in favour of applicant ($1,750); Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee);
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Trubet Holdings Ltd v Hixon (Labour Inspector)
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Applicant objected to respondent’s improvement notice – Whether applicant breached Minimum Wage Act 1983 – Apprentices – Whether applicant entitled to pay apprentices minimum training rate…
- Result:
- Applications dismissed ; Orders Made ; No order for costs
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Gillan v Wakatu Inc
M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by deprival of Christmas bonus and suspension and unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Ongoing performance concerns and…
- Result:
- Applications granted (unjustified disadvantage)(unjustified dismissal); Reimbursement of lost wages ($19,130); Compensation for humiliation etc ($10,000); Applications dismissed (unjustified disadvantage)(good faith)(penalty); Costs reserved
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Feeney (Labour Inspector) v Balaji Sweets & Snacks NZ Ltd
R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER – Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement – Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority - $1,800 penalty appropriate for breach of ERA and Holidays…
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; Penalty ($1,800)(payable to Crown); No order for costs
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Banks v Hockey Manawatu Inc
T MacKinnon [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- INJUNCTION - Applicant sought interim reinstatement - Workplace stress - Sick leave - Incapacity - Operations manager
- Result:
- Application dismissed; Costs reserved
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Kaye v Counties Manukau District Health Board
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- CONSENT ORDER – Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement involving provision of non-financial remedies to applicant – Order prohibiting publication of terms of settlement
- Result:
- Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
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Saha v Pacific Flight Catering Ltd and Ors
E Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Withdrawn personal grievance claim – No investigation meeting – First and second respondents sought contribution towards costs – First respondent made Calderbank offer – Authority found issues between…
- Result:
- Costs to lie where they fall
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Talbot v Air New Zealand Ltd
E Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Unsuccessful raising personal grievance claim – Less than one day investigation meeting – Respondent sought contribution towards costs – Authority found appropriate to order contribution to respondent’s costs…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($3,066.60)
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Underhill v New Zealand Post Ltd
TG Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE – Whether grievances raised within 90 days – Applicant sought leave to raise grievances out of time – UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious Misconduct – Poor Performance –…
- Result:
- Application granted (unjustified dismissal) ; Contributory conduct (50%) ; Reimbursement of lost wages (quantum to be determined) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($2,500) ; Application partially granted (raising personal grievance) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) ; No order for costs