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1. [2019] NZEmpC 59 Kazemi v Rightway Ltd [pdf, 446 KB]

   ...opportunity that the Programme seemed to offer and she met with Mr Sheehan and with the Recruitment Manager with whom she had previously dealt. [22] The meetings Ms Kazemi had with Mr Sheehan and with the Recruitment Manager were not in the nature of a job interview; rather they were informal discussions over coffee at which the basis for the Programme and its perceived benefits were explained to Ms Kazemi. Mr Sheehan gave evidence of explaining that the Programme enabled the RP...

2. [2016] NZEmpC 161 NZ Airline Pilots Assoc Inc v Air NZ Ltd [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...swine flu exacerbated the situation. All of this had the knock-on effect of reducing the need for international flights and, accordingly, the need for pilots on the airline’s B767 fleet. [4] A number of Air New Zealand staff lost their jobs, including around 100 cabin crew. Pilots avoided a similar fate. No pilot positions were made redundant. This was achieved via implementation of a range of measures. One measure, which was mooted at a relatively early stage, and...

3. Coronial Services Annual Report 2015-2016 [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...and guide them as best we can. We are always mindful of the fact that we are representatives of the coroner and remain empathetic to families without becoming counsellors or victim support advisors. If you ask an NIIO staff member why they do the job they do, the overwhelming response will be their desire ‘to assist families during a difficult time’. As a team, we are very supportive of each other to ensure that, as far as possible, everyone can achieve a good work and home life bal...

4. [2020] NZIACDT 37 - TTD v Zheng (7 September 2020) [pdf, 282 KB]

   ...had concluded that she did not meet the good character requirements and would normally be ineligible for a visa. She had admitted that her previous immigration adviser had advised her to fabricate a leave letter, in order to provide evidence of a job to which she could return. While she said she did not intend to deceive Immigration New Zealand, her explanation was not credible. It was considered more likely that she had provided forged evidence in the process of applying for the v...

5. Toa'fa v Accident Compensation Corporation (Work Related Gradual Process Injury) [2023] NZACC 116 [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...reaches into the cavity to pull the ring or anus out, and discard this … Gut – Joe does not use a knife in this task – using both hands, he reaches into the abdominal cavity to remove the stomach and intestines (or runners). This is a heavy job with the contents weighing up to 30kg, as well as slippery and awkward. On removing the intestines from the abdominal cavity, he turns and places them in containers on the conveyor belt behind him. He then separates the liver from...

6. [2013] NZEmpC 172 Aviation & Marine Engineers Assn Inc v Air New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 601 KB]

   ...defined at [1]-[4] of the interim judgment) 1 is not covered by the Blue or Green Books collective agreements. B Collective agreement coverage is determined by the terms settled in the collective agreements, which terms do not include the job descriptions of, or other unilaterally determined documents affecting, individual employees who are members of the plaintiff unions. C The defendant was and is not entitled in law to direct employees who are members of the plaintiffs...

7. David Bain report of Hon Ian Binnie QC on compensation claim amended [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ........................................................................................... 158 (ii) Evidence was prematurely destroyed ................................................................ 159 (iii) Little thought was given to the assignment of suitable officers to important jobs ........................................................................................................................... 159 CHAPTER XVI: FAILURE TO TAKE PROPER STEPS TO INVESTIGATE INFORMATION ACTUA...

8. Scarborough v Kelly Services NZ Ltd (Costs) [2016] NZHRRT 3 [pdf, 48 KB]

   ...close of the hearing on 3 December 2015 Ms Scarborough provided the following details of her then financial position: [6.1] She has been unemployed since her temporary assignment at Assa Abloy ended on 12 December 2014. [6.2] She is in receipt of a job-seeker benefit of some $373.00 per week. [6.3] As at December 2015 she faced bankruptcy proceedings over a credit card debt of some $3,653.00. [6.4] As a result of unsuccessful proceedings brought by her in the Employment Court agains...

9. AEM v ZVK [2012] NZDT 316 (1 June 2012) [pdf, 80 KB]

   ...to the Applicant, AEM Ltd, on or before 15 June 2012. The counterclaim of the Respondent, AVK, is dismissed. Facts [1] The Applicant claims that the Respondent in its own name entered into an agreement for the purchase of goods under Job No. 332043, and invoiced to it under the same invoice number at an amount of $7,039.83 on 31 March 2011, which remains outstanding. The Respondent does not deny this but presented a counterclaim of $6,000.00 in relation to the price of ear...

10. X v B LCRO 11 / 2008 (26 March 2009) [pdf, 16 KB]

    ...“get on with our case”. But it seems that they considered this to be incidental to the other heads of complaint. The second complaint focused solely on the matter of delay, that Lawyer B had failed to “start the case” and “get on with our job as he had promised.” The Standards Committee considered that the second complaint was substantively the same as that included in the original complaint. In my view it is somewhat difficult to see that there is any material diffe...