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1. [2017] NZEmpC 82 Judea Tavern Ltd v Jesson [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...issues from the Wades’ perspective were raised. [11] Ms Jesson rang Mr Wade on 12 October 2015 and had a conversation with him, the contents of which are in dispute. In evidence-in-chief Mr Wade said that he tried to impress on Ms Jesson that her job at the Judea Tavern could not be kept open, that it was imperative that they meet to discuss the situation and that he would be writing to her setting out the position. In answer to questions from the Court however, it became appare...

2. Legal Aid Statement of Financial Position form [pdf, 489 KB]

   ...• Child Disability Allowance and other special assistance payments Yes Tick one or more below For how many months in the last year? Tick if you are still getting this payment Benefit stopped month year Jobseeker Support Please tick if one of the following applies to you Sole parent Single, 18-19, at home Single, and received the Domestic Purposes Benefit woman alone or Widows Benefit woman alone, before 15 Ju...

3. [2021] NZACC 194 - Hooker v ACC (2 December 2021) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...and secondary changes at L4/5. [9] On 24 January 2017, Mr David Ardern, Orthopaedic Surgeon, reported that Mr Hooker was working from home, selling car parts. Mr Ardern said that Mr Hooker was not able to return to the physically demanding jobs that he had had in the past. Mr Ardern noted: [Mr Hooker’s] injury, whereby he was involved in a rollover motor vehicle accident in 1985, may well have initiated his lumbar spine problems but it appears to me as though the event rec...

4. [2009] NZEmpC CC 21/09 Solid Energy Nz Ltd V Manson Ors [pdf, 73 KB]

   ...evidence that he first obtained alternative employment in August 2007 and that this continued until February 2008. He then obtained another position on 13 March 2008 which he held until after July 2008. Mr Manson applied for a total of eight jobs which were advertised and three which were not. He did not apply to any recruitment agencies or use outplacement services offered by the plaintiff. [52] Mr Bennett said that he had been largely self employed after his dismissal by the...

5. Adair v ACC [2012] NZACA 8 [pdf, 69 KB]

   ...one-handed and rely on other staff to cover for him when heavy lifting was required. [6] Over 1983/84 staff numbers reduced, then the laundry was merged with another hospital laundry and there were no light duties available on the re-organised job. The appellant’s boss could see that he was not coping and advised him to see his doctor and apply for ACC. The appellant consulted his GP, Dr Sheldon, who certified the appellant as unfit for work.1 [7] The Corporation accepted tha...

6. Kartikeya v Fernyhough [2014] NZIACDT 44 (03 April 2014) [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...area. [2] A core element of the services the complainant and her husband sought related to immigration. [3] The complainant and her husband say they understood they were dealing with the adviser’s practice, but the services (immigration and job search) were provided by a person working in that practice. [4] In fact, the person they were dealing with was the adviser’s former wife and she operated her own business there. She undertook immigration work, though that was not lawful. S...

7. [2017] EmpC 90 Nathan v Broadspectrum (NZ) Ltd (formerly Transfield) [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...does require Mr Nathan to undertake the training I set out in my letter of 1 June, being a basic induction (which will involve site safety etc) and also some basic health and safety training. Any substantive training will then be provided on the job. 3. In your communications you have suggested that this is training “as to competence”. That is not the case – it is the standard induction training. For someone with Mr Nathan’s experience, it should not pose an obstacle,...

8. [2020] NZEmpC 219 Ward v Concrete Structures (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 282 KB]

   ...of the company’s CS Employees Investment Trust (Investment Trust). The Investment Trust provided that if he remained with the company until 1 April 2019, he would qualify for a distribution of the Investment Trust’s pool. [4] Mr Ward’s job took him away from home for extended periods of time. While he had been happy enough with this arrangement from the outset, his personal circumstances changed and he would have preferred to work closer to home. This raised issues for t...

9. [2022] NZACC 7 – Calzadilla v ACC (20 January 2022) [pdf, 361 KB]

   ...excess of what is easily tolerated by the appellant on an ongoing basis. She also refers to Dr Hartshorn’s comment that standing or walking will depend upon the function of the organisation and that the activity would be well suited to her if the job did not involve any additional biomechanical loading. [56] She also refers to the vocational independence occupational assessment report of 18 July 2019 and says because of the appellant’s physical limitations and her exten...

10. [2008] NZEmpC WC 11/08 McCain Foods (NZ) Ltd v Service and Food Workers Union [pdf, 86 KB]

    ...management team and health and safety team meetings, including information that it would not want disclosed to its competitor: this information includes details of capital expenditure, quality and customer issues, and crop plantings; • internal job advertisements; • comparisons between the McCain New Zealand and Australian sites; • what are described as “enablers”, cost items where savings are targeted; • the company’s international business strategy and growth plan...