• White v Telecom New Zealand Ltd

    H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Partially successful claims - Two day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $12,000 contribution towards costs - Matter heard at same time as another applicant - Applicant made $34,000…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of applicant ($3,900); Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) ($17.25)(courier)
  • Allot v Telecom New Zealand Ltd

    H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Two day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $10,508 indemnity costs - Matter heard at same time as another applicant - Both parties made calderbank…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of applicant ($4,400); Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) ($17.25)(courier)
  • Shaw v Southern District Health Board

    M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    JURISDICTION - Whether settlement agreement between parties prevented Authority hearing matter - Accord and satisfaction - Applicant claimed entered agreement under duress by representation - Respondent sought strikeout of application
  • Bradcock v Wilhelmsen Ships Service Ltd

    A Fitzgibbon [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COMPLIANCE ORDER - Applicant sought compliance with parties' settlement agreement (SA") - Whether respondent failed to make best endeavours to retrieve e-mails in respondent's possession between applicant and applicant's late…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
  • Millar v Whangaroa Health Services Trust

    T G Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by being placed on garden leave after resignation - Applicant locked out of IT system - Whether applicant exhibited hostile attitude towards respondent…
    Result:
    Application partially granted ; No order for costs
  • Hughes v Board of Trustees of Rotorua Girls High School

    G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by redundancy process and unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Applicant made redundant from head of department but …
    Result:
    Applications granted (unjustified disadvantage)(recovery of monies); Compensation for humiliation etc ($7,500); Compensation for loss of benefit ($14,000)(management units); Recovery of monies ($600)(conference)($2,280)(retraining); Application dismissed (unjustified dismissal); Costs reserved
  • Kerr v Air Nelson

    D Appleton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE - Whether applicant raised grievance within 90 days - Two unjustified disadvantage claims relating to heated discussion with manager and final warning - Respondent allegedly berated and…
    Result:
    Application partially granted; Costs reserved
  • Bishop v Scott and Anor

    T G Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement at investigation meeting - Applicant admitted was not employee of either respondent - Parties agreed costs to lie where they…
    Result:
    Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; Costs to lie where they fall
  • Gladden v Able Owl XL Ltd

    A Fitzgibbon [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    ARREARS OF WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY - Applicant sought arrears of wages and holiday pay - Commission payments - Whether applicant went through proper sales verification process - Whether applicant…
    Result:
    Applications granted (arrears of wages and holiday pay)(unjustified disadvantage) ; Arrears of wages ($4,694) ; Interest (5%) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($376.32) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($2,000) ; Application dismissed (penalty - good faith) ; Costs reserved
  • Harada and Anor v Caon and Ors

    C Hickey [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Second applicant objected to second respondent's improvement notice requiring second applicant to pay arrears of holiday pay to first applicant - Whether first applicant overpaid by…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Disbursements in favour of second respondent ($71.56)(filing fee) ; No order for costs