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Dromgool v Caltex NZ Ltd
D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- PARENTAL LEAVE - Alleged failure to comply with Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 - Alleged applied for and granted leave - Whether subsequent failure to allow leave -…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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03 October 2001
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AA 148/01
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Walton v Berkley Enterprises Ltd t/a Ploughman's Restaurant
D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Constructive dismissal - Premises left open - Money missing - Theft investigation launched - Police searched applicant's house - Alleged unable to work for respondent after being…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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03 October 2001
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AA 147/01
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Jennings v Board Of Trustees Of Windy Ridge Primary School
R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Alleged failure to follow performance appraisal procedures and failure to provide adequate training - Whether discriminated against because of family responsibilities and political affiliations - Monitored as…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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02 October 2001
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AA 146/01
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Isabeth v McNally
R A Monaghan [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Husband and wife worked on dairy farm - Husband resigned - Arrangement for wife to continue working and couple to continue living on farm - Volatile couple…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation ($3,000) ; Costs reserved
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02 October 2001
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AA 145/01
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Donoghue v Classique Landscapes Ltd
D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Whether dismissal or abandonment of employment - Alleged misrepresented experience causing loss to respondent - Accident at work - Advised to take time off for recovery -…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($4,800)(6 weeks) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,000) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($320) ; Costs reserved
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02 October 2001
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AA 137/01
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Stoneman v Saunders & Co
A Dumbleton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Heated confrontation between applicant and partner in respondent's firm - Displayed low regard for applicant - Applicant and partner reactive to each other - Confrontation did not…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Doherty v Air New Zealand Ltd
N Taylor [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Sexual harassment - Dismissed on notice for sexual harassment of passenger - Commented on and touched passenger's legs - Whether conduct amounted to sexual…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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Ah Ping v Carter Holt Harvey t/a Carter Holt Harvey Plywood
D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Whether dismissed or abandoned employment - Absence due to illness - Requested relative to call employer and fax medical certificates - Relative failed to contact employer -…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Reinstatement ordered ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($2,806 reduced to $2,525.40) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,000 reduced to $2,700) ; Costs reserved
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01 October 2001
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AA 144/01
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Richardson v Hendrie t/a The Truckstop Cafe
WRC Gardiner [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Whether dismissed or resigned - Alleged promise of automatic pay rise after one month's employment - No undertaking given - Concurrently employed by competitor - Concerns about…
- Result:
- Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
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01 October 2001
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AA 143/01
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Sanderson v Computaleta Services Ltd
P Cheyne [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]
- Summary:
- UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Constructive dismissal - Whether resignation or dismissal - Reduced staff numbers - Backlog of work - Altercation with co-worker - Left work - Subsequent meeting to discuss…
- Result:
- Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000 reduced to $3,000) ; Costs reserved
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28 September 2001
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CA 49/01