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1. Willowridge Developments Ltd & Remarkables Park Ltd - Claire Hunter - EIC - 25 February 2022 [pdf, 11 MB]

   Solicitor acting G M Todd / B B Gresson PO Box 124 Queenstown 9348 P: 03 441 2743 graeme@toddandwalker.com ben@toddandwalker.com Counsel instructed B J Matheson Richmond Chambers 33 Shortland Street Auckland 1140 matheson@richmondchambers.co.nz IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH ENV-2020-CHC-128 I TE KŌTI TAIAO KI ŌTAUTAHI UNDER the Resource Management Act 1991 IN THE MATTER of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) of the Act

2. [2021] NZEmpC 129 Caddy v Vice-Chancellor, University of Auckland [pdf, 371 KB]

   ...procedurally flawed. In particular, she takes issue with the decision not to redeploy her into a new role in the School. She seeks reinstatement. [6] The University says the restructure was necessary and followed a fair process. It says Dr Caddy’s job no longer exists. [7] The question for the Court is whether Dr Caddy’s dismissal was justified and if not, what remedy she should be awarded. The issues [8] The key issues for determination are divided into three parts: (...

3. [2023] NZEmpC 20 Henry v South Waikato Achievement Trust [pdf, 385 KB]

   ...interviewees would have connected complaints under the procedure and the discussion at the review meeting was entirely unclear. [77] Finally, Mr Sinclair gave no weight to the fact that Ms Henry had only recently been appointed as 2IC and had no job description delineating her responsibilities and functions. Instead, in his email to Ms Terry before writing the preliminary decision he commented that Ms Henry’s promotion may have been beyond her. [78] The next difficulty confrontin...

4. [2025] NZEmpC 28 IDEA Services Ltd v Wills [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...for one week when New Zealand went into a second COVID-19 lockdown on 17 August 2021. Like many other New Zealanders, she moved to work from home and did so between 17 August and 7 September 2021. [11] Ms Wills said she was able to perform her job online at that time, and that if she needed assistance, she would simply call the other schedule coordinator or her supervisor. IDEA does not agree that the job could be done from home and said that after only a week in the job before m...

5. Langhorne v ACC [2010] NZACA 4 [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...Institute where she obtained TCB grade 1 and grade 2. Her shorthand speed was approximately 150 words per minute and she was attending extra night classes to gain more qualifications. She had worked for two years at the date of accident, her first job being for Columbia Warner for six months as a private secretary and she also handled film bookings for films throughout New Zealand. 12 Her next job was at General Foods, where she worked as secretary to the Manager of In...

6. [2021] NZEmpC 84 A Labour Inspector of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment v Jeet Holdings Ltd [pdf, 555 KB]

   ...companies.1 The Inspector’s claim was that between 2007 and 2018 employees of the defendant companies were not paid entitlements owed to them under the Minimum Wage Act 1983, and the Holidays Act 2003 and one employee paid a premium for his job in contravention of the Wages Protection Act 1983. Allied to those claims, the Inspector alleged that the defendant companies had breached the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act) for failing to keep accurate time and wage records....

7. [2022] NZEmpC 10 Shaw v Bay of Plenty District Health Board [pdf, 376 KB]

   ...The 2012 performance review provided an opportunity for Ms Shaw to comment about her work and working environment. In a section of the review, which dealt with her role and its potential frustrations, she was asked to record what aspects of the job were least enjoyable. Ms Shaw made three comments that were critical of her working environment that Mr Mitchell drew attention to in his submissions. The first of them was that she had no opportunity to be involved in the develo...

8. Director of Proceedings v Brooks (Application for Final Non-Publication Orders) [2019] NZHRRT 33 [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   (1) PERMANENT ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 33 UNDER BETWEEN AND AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Ms K Anderson, Member Ms W Gilchrist, Member REPRESENTATION: Reference No. HRRT 093/2016 SECTION 50 OF THE HEAL TH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF WILLIAM ARTHUR BROOKS DEFENDANT Ms V Cas

9. Justice: our people, our communities [pdf, 6.2 MB]

   ...number of years. In a male-dominated industry, Jackie admits it can be a challenge as a female – she’s one of a few women working for the Ministry of Justice in court security across New Zealand. However, she brings different qualities to the job. ‘Some of the situations we experience can be highly emotional and extremely volatile,’ says Jackie. ‘As females, we can help diffuse situations in different ways.’ It’s obvious Jackie is speaking from experience, as sh...

10. [2016] NZEmpC 136 Xtreme Dining Ltd t/a Think Steel v Dewar [pdf, 391 KB]

    ...by Think Steel as a Fabrication and Fitting Assistant on 11 August 2014. His role included fabricating steel components and involved cutting and welding. He wished to obtain a qualification in this area of work, and was hoping that his job would lead to an apprenticeship. [22] Mr Dewar was employed on the recommendation of Mr Lee Robins, who had a little earlier been employed as a Team Leader by the company. Mr Dewar and Mr Robins had worked together at a previous engin...