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1. 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...

2. [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....

3. [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...

4. 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

5. 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...

6. [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...

7. Final-Technical-Assessment-O-Economics-and-Town-Centre-Impacts-v2.pdf [pdf, 716 KB]

   ...indicative Project alignment crosses substantial rural areas and will impact a number of farming operations. Some farms will lose productive land, and some land may no longer be viable for current farming activities. This may in turn lead to job losses through displacement of rural sector activity. 23. That will have a negative impact on the Horowhenua economy, but one which will be very small in scale when compared to the economic benefits (including overall growth) that the Ō...

8. [2020] NZEnvC 201 Auckland Council v Noe [pdf, 12 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I MUA I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA Kl TAMAKI MAKAURAU Court: IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2020] NZEnvC of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) of an application pursuant to s 316 of the RMA AUCKLAND COUNCIL (ENV-2019-AKL-000179) Applicant ROBERT WILLEM NOE Respondent Chief Environment Court Judge D A Kirkpatrick sitting alone under s 309 of the RMA Date of Decision: 0 3 DEC 2020 0 3 DEC 2020 Date of

9. [2011] NZEmpC 101 Arkompat v Thai Chilli Co Ltd t/a Thai Chilli [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...consideration. That is especially so because it was Mr Arkompat‟s case that he had been asked to pay a substantial amount of money to his employer for its support of his application for a renewal of his work permit to enable him to continue in that job. This would engage questions of good faith, justification on the fair and reasonable treatment tests in s 103A, and other considerations that cannot be said to necessarily support the Authority‟s proposition. Nor is it simply, as...

10. [2015] NZEmpC 21 Haldemann LLC v Nelson [pdf, 118 KB]

    ...employer, the ICC. It was noted that Mr Katavich says that his contact with ICC was not unsolicited because she had actually listed Mr Katavich as a referee. (c) Ms Nelson had instructed counsel that she did not list Mr Katavich as a referee in her job applications. It was submitted the Court could take into account the inherent unlikelihood of her doing so, since at the time she applied for work with the ICC he had only recently dismissed her for not having invited him to a soc...