• 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
    • 03 October 2001

    • AA 148/01

  • 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
    • 03 October 2001

    • AA 147/01

  • 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
    • 02 October 2001

    • AA 146/01

  • 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
    • 02 October 2001

    • AA 145/01

  • 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
    • 02 October 2001

    • AA 137/01

  • 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
    • 01 October 2001

    • CA 51/01

  • 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
    • 01 October 2001

    • CA 50/01

  • 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
    • 01 October 2001

    • AA 144/01

  • 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
    • 01 October 2001

    • AA 143/01

  • 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
    • 28 September 2001

    • CA 49/01