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Moore v Carter Holt Harvey Ltd
K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Redundancy - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Authority found applicant had access to relevant ranking information from redundancy selection criteria as applied to applicant and…
- Result:
- Application dismissed; Costs reserved
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Fredatovich v Treasury Wine Estates (NZ) Ltd
T G Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious Misconduct - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed and unjustifiably disadvantaged by respondent’s failure to carry out fair and reasonable investigation and consider previous…
- Result:
- Applications dismissed; Costs reserved
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Maritime Union of New Zealand v Portpro Inc
E Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application for cancellation of union registration under s17 Employment Relations Act 2000 (“ERA”) – Authority found statutory presumption of compliance with ERA at point respondent’s registration…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Chesley v Cityline (NZ) Ltd
T MacKinnon [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]
- Summary:
- ARREARS OF WAGES – Applicant sought arrears of wages – Application of collective employment agreement – Top-up payments – Alleged disparate treatment – Whether late night shift counted towards hours…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Gazeley v Oceania Group (NZ) Ltd
A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- COSTS – Unsuccessful injunction, personal grievance, penalty and good faith claims – Six days investigation meetings – Respondent sought $60,000 contribution towards costs – Respondent made two $40,000 Calderbank offers…
- Result:
- Costs in favour of respondent ($30,000) ; Disbursements in favour of respondent ($2,954)(travel and accommodation expenses)
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Roy v Board of Trustees of Tamaki College
T G Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- JURISDICTION – Whether settlement agreement between parties prevented Authority hearing matter – Whether filing of proceedings in Human Rights Commission prevented Authority hearing matter – Applicant claimed under duress, suffered…
- Result:
- Applications partially granted ; No order for costs
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AB Ltd v C
T G Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- Publication of determination prohibited
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Ede v Wilco Precast Ltd
R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Redundancy – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Whether redundancy sham – Whether respondent had plenty of work coming up – Whether applicant misled into believing…
- Result:
- Application partially granted (penalty – good faith) ; Application dismissed (unjustified dismissal) ; Costs reserved
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Buchan v Elite Spraypainting Ltd
R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Poor performance – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Authority found applicant given no information to support respondent’s decision to dismiss applicant – Found respondent did…
- Result:
- Applications granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($4,000) ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($3,840) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($1,200) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
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Willis v Hamilton Bricklayers Ltd
J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Applicant sought interest on money paid late by respondent – Settlement agreement – Late payment of money due to applicant – Payment delayed because of serious…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) ; No order for costs