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1. [2022] NZACC 100–Phillips v ACC (25 May 2022) [pdf, 343 KB]

   ...[7] Dr Hanlon went on to say: The background to these issues is that Yvette has worked for ACC for about six years, previously working in Whangārei, as a Child and Youth Specialist Expert in disability. Yvette told me that in 2017, a dream job came up in Christchurch, working still within ACC as the Child and Youth Specialist Expert in the serious injury unit. Yvette was keen to apply for the job, and was successful in her application, and asked her family to leave Whangārei a...

2. Popa v Canterbury University (Strike-Out Application) [2018] NZHRRT 1 [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...and graduating with a PhD, she has been unable to obtain employment at the University of Canterbury, even as a tutor. [7] By statement of reply filed in August 2016, the University says (inter alia) that Dr Popa has not formally applied for any job vacancies with the University. In addition, her lack of teaching abilities and interpersonal skills means she is not suited to working with students and therefore for employment with the University. In short, the University says it has not...

3. DD v H Ltd [2023] NZDT 536 (17 October 2023) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...that, plus any charges for materials supplied. The respondent also offered up a site visit to enable a quotation to be given but the applicant’s son declined. After saying he was comfortable with the quoted charges, the applicant’s son booked the job without a quotation. 8. The applicant told the Tribunal that her son had asked multiple times for the respondent to come and provide a quotation, but this had been cancelled which led to the need for the job to be done with some urgen...

4. The Registrar of Immigration Advisers v Niland [2018] NZIACDT 52 (21 December 2018) [pdf, 262 KB]

   ...business relationship with Immigration Placement Services Ltd (IPS) started in 2012. IPS is a New Zealand registered company operating in both New Zealand and the Philippines. None of its staff are licensed immigration advisers. IPS sourced jobs in New Zealand for Filipino workers. Ms Niland was then supposed to be responsible for providing immigration services, including completion of the required visa applications. Once completed, the applications were filed by IPS with Immigra...

5. Elisara v Aasa [2014] NZIACDT 90 (16 September 2014) [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...sought to migrate to New Zealand and apply for a residence class visa under the Samoan Quota scheme. While still in Samoa, she engaged the adviser who lodged an application for her. A necessary part of the application was that the applicant must have a job offer, which the adviser had arranged. The Tribunal found: [2.1] The complainant did not know about the particular job offer at the time the adviser lodged it with her application. [2.2] The adviser failed to adequately respond when...

6. [2016] NZEmpC 109 Dotcom v Orduna [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...parties may agree to dispense with or limit the disclosure of documents to which subclause (1) applies. [20] The first category of documents sought by the individual parties (what I will call the 2(a) documents) includes the employment agreements, job descriptions, hours worked and/or other documents providing details of hours worked and job descriptions of all staff employed at Coatesville (referred to as “the Dotcom Mansion”) immediately prior to the raid by New Zealand Police...

7. Otago Standards Committee v Duff [2021] NZLCDT 25 (2 September 2021) [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...[1] This decision concerns Mr Duff’s conduct with respect to tax obligations arising in the context of his business affairs, outside his legal practice. In 2016, Mr Duff wrote to a prospective client of his property development company that a job could be completed for $150,000 as a “cashie”. The message offered the client an alternative whereby payment could be deposited in a solicitor’s trust account but said if that option was taken then “if we have to generate an invoi...

8. [2024] NZEmpC 64 Joyce v Ultimate Siteworks Ltd [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...the speeding tickets that had preceded it. On Wednesday 5 January 2022, it instructed Mr Joyce that the ute was to be used for work purposes only, not personal use. [12] Nevertheless, Ultimate Siteworks considered Mr Joyce to be good at his job. It had no desire to end his employment. [13] The instruction not to use the ute for personal use was the start of the end of the relationship between Ultimate Siteworks and Mr Joyce. There followed a series of text messages between...

9. 2021-02-12 Willowridge Affidavit Alison Devlin Exhibit B [pdf, 25 MB]

   ...consent RM150483 is amended to read as follows (deleted text struck- through, added text underlined): 1. That the development must be undertaken/carried out in accordance with the plans: Paterson Pitts Group ‘Subject Site Property Boundaries’ Job Number W4449-011 Sheet 101 Rev 0 ‘Proposed Earthworks Cut/Fill Plan – Overall’ Job Number W4449-011 Sheet 105 Rev 0 ‘Proposed Earthworks Cut/Fill Plan – Detail 1’’ Job Number W4449-011 Sheet 106 Rev 0 ‘Proposed Earthworks Cut/...

10. Elhassan v Webby [2022] NZHRRT 27 [pdf, 313 KB]

    ...OF TRIBUNAL1 [1] Mr Elhassan a Sudanese of Muslim faith arrived in New Zealand on a work visa in early 2017 and rented a room in a house from Ms Webby. After two months he was given two weeks’ notice to leave because he hadn’t yet found a job and Ms Webby didn’t want anyone home during the daytime. The next day he was home in his room and Ms Webby began repeatedly arguing with him. Ms Webby was threatening and verbally abusive to Mr Elhassan and he moved out of the house tha...