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1. [2008] NZEmpC CC 6/08 George v Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Nelson [pdf, 41 KB]

   ...issue of distress I note that the plaintiff’s evidence establishes that there are effectively two components to it. Firstly, following the termination of his employment he was distressed both by being unemployed and by being kept out of the job that he felt he was entitled to do. The order for interim reinstatement, made by the Authority, has obviously dealt with the first of those issues but not with the second. [21] From the defendant’s point of view, if interim reinstatem...

2. [2022] NZACC 21 - Delamere v ACC (22 February 2022) [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...supervisor just to change my work role to complete my job for the day as I could no longer continue girdling, I then explained to my wife to tell her what I had just felt while girdling. We both work at the same work place but the women do different jobs, this is not suitable for women it is physically hard. I explained to my wife while I was working I kept getting a pulling sharp stabbing pain and couldn’t walk properly. She told me I should go home but I insisted that I ne...

3. [2025] NZIACDT 34 - KU v Wang (24 June 2025) [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...2025 REPRESENTATION: Registrar: Self-represented Complainant: No appearance Adviser: S Laurent, counsel 2 PRELIMINARY [1] The complainant engaged a consulting company which in turn engaged the adviser, to find a job for him and then seek his visa. The visa application was successful and the complainant came to New Zealand, but shortly afterwards returned to China for reasons unknown to the Tribunal. [2] A complaint against the adviser made to t...

4. [2012] NZEmpC 28 Chen v Banclogix Ltd [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...mental health condition. [6] The plaintiff had been employed as an IT professional but he has been unsuccessful in attempting to obtain another position in the IT industry. Through a Work and Income subsidy, he was able to obtain a labouring job at a New World Supermarket, “shelving goods” for a short period but, in his own words: 3 [2002] 1 ERNZ 438 (CA). ... finally I had to leave there as the owner told me that I was not...

5. Khan v Singh [2011] NZWHT Auckland 60 [pdf, 57 KB]

   ...Decision: 2 November 2011 FINAL DETERMINATION Adjudicator: S Pezaro BACKGROUND [1] Mohammed Aiyub Khan and Regina Sharian Khan altered their 1940s home in two stages, in January 2000 and May 2002. This work, described by the Khans as Job One and Job Two, resulted in the dwelling becoming a leaky building. The Khans obtained a WHRS assessor’s report in June 2005 and an addendum report in October 2006. The remedial work was done between March 2007 and Decemb...

6. NW & NG v TM Ltd [2023] NZDT 579 (16 November 2023) [pdf, 115 KB]

   ...Ltd to provide concreting services in the form of a new concrete driveway covering 123sqm. A price of $21,975.00 was agreed and this included replacement of a section of the shared driveway. The contract price was paid in full by completion of the job. 2. The job took 20 days rather than the 4 days stated at the beginning. A section of the shared driveway was also driven on by a concrete truck and cracked. The full replacement driveway was to be carried out in a single pour, but due to...

7. [2025] NZIACDT 08 – JY v Wen (7 February 2025) [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...SUPPRESSION ORDER DECISION Dated 7 February 2025 REPRESENTATION: Registrar: Self-represented Complainant: No appearance Adviser: Self-represented 2 PRELIMINARY [1] The complainant instructed the adviser to obtain a job and a work visa. While the application was successful, there was only limited casual work for him on arriving in New Zealand. [2] A complaint against the adviser made by the complainant to the Immigration Advisers Authority...

8. Urlich v Accident Compensation Corporation (Vocational Independence) [2024] NZACC 104 [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...Assessor, completed an Initial Occupational Assessment (IOA) of Mr Ulrich. She noted his 22-plus years’ work history across a range of sales and administrative type roles. She identified a broad range of transferrable skills and 17 potential job options. For a number of those roles, Mr Urlich was deemed fully vocationally ready. In a minority of roles, Ms Harvey identified some potential areas for upskilling. [28] On 17 February 2022, Dr David Ruttenberg, Occupational Special...

9. [2022] NZEmpC 136 The Board of Trustees of Southland Boys High School v Jackson [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...remuneration received in the period between dismissal and my determination. In my view the answer to this question turns on what the long service payment is for – is it to compensate the employee for lost wages or is it to compensation for loss of the job? [77] The STCA identifies the intention of the long service payments as being to assist the teacher to withdraw from teaching service. This suggests it is compensation for loss of the job. In addition, the amount paid is linked to...

10. [2021] NZACC 170 - Keys v ACC (5 November 2021) [pdf, 371 KB]

    ...(light, occasionally medium work) – this involves using a C spanner to assemble stainless steel parts weighing up to approximately 10 kg and changing plates to accommodate various product sizes. Anna reports no difficulty with this aspect of her job. She reports some pain over her wrists with a pinch grip tightening small wing nuts, however by maintaining her wrist in a neutral position she has overcome this issue. [20] The report then includes three photographs of the appell...