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Menear-Gist v Foodstuffs North Island Ltd t/a Toops
P R Stapp [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Two day investigation meeting - Applicant sought indemnity costs - Not appropriate to adjust daily tariff - Respondent to pay applicant $5,250 contribution towards…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($5,250); Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
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Hogeboom v Quality Firewood Ltd
H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Dismissal - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - 90 day trial period - Whether applicant commenced work before entering written employment agreement (EA") with respondent -…
- Result:
- Application granted; Reimbursement of lost wages (quantum to be determined); Compensation for humiliation etc ($4,500); Costs reserved
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Winsloe v Williams
M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF WAGES – Applicant sought arrears of wages – BREACH OF CONTRACT – Applicant sought damages for bank fees and interest incurred as result of underpayment of wages –…
- Result:
- Applications granted ; Arrears of wages ($5,703.85) ; Damages ($140.57) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) ; No order for costs
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Fatu v Vision Interiors Ltd
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Collapse of relationship between respondent and dominant client - Whether applicant informed relationship with client deteriorating - No…
- Result:
- Applications dismissed; Costs reserved
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Williams v Intercivil Ltd
R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF WAGES - Applicant sought arrears of wages - Applicant resigned with intention to work for competitor - Applicant on garden leave and was to serve notice period on…
- Result:
- Application granted; Arrears of wages (quantum to be determined); No order for costs
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Bryan v Ultimate Ltd (in liquidation) and Ors
R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Partially successful claims – One day investigation meeting – Applicant sought $14,000 contribution towards costs – Authority found appropriate to assess costs on basis of two day investigation…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of applicant ($10,250) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($306)(filing fee, photocopying, courier fees, research costs and document delivery)
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Orcon Ltd v Lane and Ors
T G Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- INJUNCTION - Applicant sought urgent interim injunction restraining first and second respondents commencing work for third respondent - Restraint of trade clause - Head of residential sales and head of…
- Result:
- Application granted; Orders made; No order for costs
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Leuii v Regional Facilities Auckland
A Fitzgibbon [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious Misconduct – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Whether applicant failed to seek permission to leave work and failed to record absence on time sheet…
- Result:
- Application granted (counterclaim – practice and procedure) ; Application dismissed (unjustified dismissal) ; Costs reserved
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Craig v Grant and Margaret Bolstad
K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance claim - Less than one day investigation meeting - Respondent sought $2,550 contribution towards costs - Respondent to pay applicant $1,500 contribution towards costs
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($1,500); Disbursements in favour of respondent ($136.50)(travel)
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Williams v GEA Nu-Con Ltd
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Redundancy – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Applicant’s former employer bought by competitor – Reduction in positions from five to three – Applicant elected to…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved