Employment Court of New Zealand Te Kōti Take Mahi o Aotearoa

[2013] NZEmpC 26 ARC 73/12 Hegedus v Actronic Limited - Judgment. Unsuccessful application for leave to extend time for filing challenge. Delay not adequately explained, merits of challenge weak and applicant failed to diligently pursue claim.

[2013] NZEmpC 24 Idea services Ltd v Barker. Application for rehearing declined. Court did not consider this to be an appropriate case for the invocation of the Court's equity and good conscience jurisdiction.

[2013] NZEmpC 23 ARC 56/12 Detection Services Ltd v Pickering and ARC 6/13 Detection Services Ltd v Pickering - Oral Interlocutory Judgment. Successful application for non-publication order by respondent in relation to financially sensitive affidavit evidence.

[2013] NZEmpC 21 Grocott t/a Fluffys Roof Coatings v Parratt (Judgment of Judge A A Couch) Successful application to strike out proceedings for want of prosecution.

[2013] NZEmpC 18 Pathways Health Ltd v Moxon. Unsuccessful challenge and cross-challenge to Authority costs determination. Plaintiff ordered to pay the defendant $15,000 for costs and $683.32 for disbursements.

[2013] NZEmpC 17 Connolly v Brinkman. Plaintiff's challenge dismissed pursuant to 'unless order' and for want of prosecution. Plaintiff accepted challenge would be dismissed.

[2013] NZEmpC 15 Vulcan Steel Ltd v Wonnocot. Unsuccessful challenge to Authority determination that personal grievance validly raised. Court agreed with Authority and held that the plaintiff consented impliedly to the late raising by the defendant of his disadvantage personal grievance relating to his first formal warning. Defendant entitled to have Authority determine disadvantage grievance on its merits.

[2013] NZEmpC 13 NZ Post Primary Teachers Assn & Gray v Cambridge High School & Secretary for Education (Interlocutory Judgment od Judge AD Ford) Challenge to objection to disclosure. Unsuccessful application by defendants for disclosure of a list of the first plaintiff's members. List not relevant to any disputed matter in the present proceeding. Successful application by defendants for disclosure of internal emails between the first plaintiff's officials or employees regarding an email from Ms Sarah Borrell of 15 July 2011, the subject line of which was "Without prejudice proposal around qualifications". Emails relevant and not protected from disclosure by "without prejudice" privilege.

Hutchison v Nelson City Council

[2013] NZEmpC 8 - CRC 51/12 - X v Oceania Group (NZ) Ltd - Interlocutory judgment. Interim non-publication order made pending the hearing and determination of the plaintiff's challenge or until further order of the Court.

[2013] NZEmpC 6 WRC 42/09 Weston v Advkit Para Legal Services And WRC 32/10 Advkit Para Legal Services v Weston - Costs. Successful application for costs. Defendant ordered to pay plaintiff $11,580.82 as a contribution towards her costs.

[2013] NZEmpC 4 Dalley v Norrell Building Ltd. Successful challenge to Authority determination. The Court held that the plaintiff was unjustifiably dismissed, but assessed his contribution to the dismissal at one third. Plaintiff awarded $2,670 as reimbursement for lost wages, with 5% interest and $4,000 compensation pursuant to s 123(1)(c)(i). The Court declined to award a penalty for failing to provide the plaintiff with a written employment agreement as required by s 63A(2) of the Act. Costs reserved.

Geotech Ltd v Murphy - judgment of Judge A A Couch.