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1. [2019] NZSSAA 20 (11 March 2019) [pdf, 149 KB]

   ...2017 to 24 December 2017. The appellant has repaid $95 of this amount and the balance is $542.35. The Ministry established the overpayment because it said that during the relevant period the appellant earned over the income limit for the rate of Jobseeker Support that she was receiving at the time. [2] The appellant was a 21-year-old student when she was diagnosed with depression in 2012. She moved home to live with family in Hamilton. At the end of 2014, she returned to Auckl...

2. HZ v X Ltd [2023] NZDT 21 (14 March 2023) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...promises and becomes binding when the parties agree on clear and certain terms. A contract may be written or verbal or a combination of both. 4. NG says that he visited HZ and his wife B at their house on 12 September 2022 to have a look at the job. NG met B briefly and then had a discussion about the job while walking up and down the deck with HZ. B was in the kitchen making a cup of tea. The work was substantial and complicated because it included steps and a balustrade. The price pro...

3. MQ v X Ltd & N Ltd [2024] NZDT 72 (19 February 2024) [pdf, 206 KB]

   ...time he retrieved the roof it had been hit by other vehicles and it was badly damaged. 7. Mr A delivered the [vehicle] and the roof to X Ltd’s workshop. 8. X Ltd had the vehicle for a prolonged period. MQ was dissatisfied with progress on the job, and with X Ltd’s communication. He travelled to X Ltd’s workshop and retrieved the vehicle. 9. When he collected it, he noted that the open roof was not covered. He submitted that the interior of the vehicle was extremely dusty an...

4. U Ltd v G Ltd [2024] NZDT 480 (19 April 2024) [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...to put the box together with the materials supplied and to install it on the subframe that was already made. 11. She emphasised that G Ltd are not coachbuilders and that she had made it very clear to UT, director of U Ltd, before taking on the job that G Ltd had never built a truck before. At the time the work for U Ltd was done, she says G Ltd was a horse float manufacturer and that none of its work required engineering certification1. She said LT was a professional coach builder wh...

5. H Ltd v D Ltd [2025] NZDT 200 (28 May 2025) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...based on the actual start and finish times given. I do not accept CN’s contention that this raises a question about the veracity of all H Ltd’s invoicing. HD is adamant that he has only recorded hours that he actually spent working on D Ltd’s job and that he spent that long that day purely because he was about to go away and there was some urgency with the job given the stage of the project at which he had been engaged. 13. It is not possible on the information available for me...

6. [2020] NZEmpC 88 123 Casino Ltd t/a 123 Palm Bar & Restaurant & Function Centre v Zuo [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...29 November 2019 (Heard at Auckland) Appearances: M Lewis, counsel for plaintiff M Moncur, advocate for defendant Judgment: 19 June 2020 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE K G SMITH [1] In early August 2017 Qi Zuo applied for a job as a chef at 123 Casino Ltd, trading as 123 Palm Bar & Restaurant & Function Centre. By agreement she completed an observation period in Palm Bar’s kitchen followed by four days of a work trial conducted on 16–19 August 2017....

7. [2020] NZEmpC 106 Kiteley v Carbine Aginvest Corp Ltd [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...Supply Chain Manager would then have a direct report to the CEO. This option was the preference of Mr Mander but in his evidence he said he had not at that point made up his mind. [11] On 25 October 2017 Mr Mander was coincidentally sent a draft job advertisement by Mr Lowyim for a Supply Chain Manager position, the same day as the Board meeting. Mr Mander indicated to Mr Lowyim on 27 October that he was happy with this advertisement, but that Tru-Test should remain anonymous when...

8. DA v WZ & WZW Ltd [2015] 761 (22 March 2015) [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...2013 DA delivered her motorcycle to WZW Limited’s premises as WZ, the director, had done previous repair work for her and there was a problem with the bike. WZ initially told DA that the problem was with the starter motor and it would be a quick job. She says WZ told her that it was something else and after four months she attempted to speed progress on the repair by giving him a deadline. [2] At one point WZ told her a particular part needed repair - she took the part away to...

9. [2021] NZEmpC 169 Smiths City (Southern) Ltd (in receivership) v Claxton [pdf, 518 KB]

   ...her. The account was in her own name. [34] Ms Wilde did not have much in the way of dealings with her company’s customers who wanted carpet or flooring. Mr Claxton worked out the costings and quotes for the work, attended to measuring the jobs and arranged for installation. He also assisted Can Do Flooring with invoicing and answering customer queries. [35] Mr Claxton was paid for his services. The arrangement was that he would share the profits evenly with Ms Wilde. What...

10. [2011] NZEmpC 1 Gyenge v Clifford Lamar Limited [pdf, 221 KB]

    ...Clifford Harris, Agent for Defendant Judgment: 10 January 2011 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE A D FORD Background [1] The plaintiff, Ms Emma Gyenge began working in the defendant‟s hair salon in Tauranga in December 2006. It was her first job out from college. On 5 January 2009 she handed in her written resignation, finishing work on 31 January 2009. The following month Ms Gyenge received an invoice from the defendant dated 26 February 2009 in the sum of $5069.24 for reimburs...