• White v Cafe Nikau Ltd

    E Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by reduction in hours and unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Applicant claimed hours previously allocated to applicant allocated…
    Result:
    Application dismissed; Costs reserved
  • G.L Freeman Holdings Ltd v Livingston

    M B Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    BREACH OF CONTRACT - PENALTY - Applicant sought penalty for respondent's breach of parties' employment agreement (EA") - Breach of confidentiality clause - Applicant claimed inadvertently retained documents"
    Result:
    Application dismissed; Costs reserved
  • Ali v Norvec Ltd

    R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COMPLIANCE ORDER – Applicant sought compliance with parties’ settlement agreement – Respondent claimed unable to pay amounts due to insolvency -
    Result:
    Application granted; Compliance ordered ; No order for costs; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
  • Hinchcliff v The Chief Executive, Accident Compenstation Corporation

    T G Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement at investigation meeting - Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority - Order prohibiting publication of terms of settlement
    Result:
    Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
  • Turahui v Code Security Solutions Ltd

    A Fitzgibbon [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    ARREARS OF WAGES – Applicants sought arrears of wages – No appearance for respondent
    Result:
    Application granted ; Arrears of wages ($640)(first applicant) ($790)(second applicant) ; No order for costs
  • Craig v Grant and Margaret Bolstad

    K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Dismissal - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Whether respondent could rely on 90 day trial period – Whether attention drawn to trial period clause when…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
  • Robinson v Goshen Holdings Ltd

    G J Wood [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy – Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by respondent’s failure to follow fair redundancy process and pay out notice period and unjustifiably dismissed by respondent…
    Result:
    Applications granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($4,000) ; Arrears of wages ($2,025) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($15,693.75) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($1,500) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
  • Borsboom (Labour Inspector) v Collins

    D Appleton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    COMPLIANCE ORDER – PENALTY - Applicant sought compliance with improvement notice. Applicant sought penalty for respondent's failure to comply with improvement notice.
    Result:
    Applications granted ; Compliance ordered ; Interest ordered (5%) ; Penalty ($750)(payable to Crown) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
  • de Silva v Shetwa Investments Ltd t/a Baker's Delight, Eden Quarter

    T G Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Applicant employed full time by respondent but employment ended following letter requiring applicant move to casual employment;ARREARS OF…
    Result:
    Applications granted; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000); Arrears of wages ($8,647.20); No order for costs
  • Tiopira and Anor v Aulack Enterprises Ltd

    K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious misconduct – Applicants claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Applicant's employed to work on farm – Altercation between farm owner and applicants involved swearing and alleged…
    Result:
    Applications dismissed ; Costs reserved