Heape and General George Carpets Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 288

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Heape and General George Carpets Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 288 APPLICANT PARTIES : Sarah Jo Heape RESPONDENT General George Carpets Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: 5392 of 2001 CORAM: Sams DP Termination of employment - unfair dismissal - exemptions from Pt 6 ch 2 of the Act - employment for a specific task - casual employment - whether applicant resigned - principles of constructive dismissal. CATCHWORDS : Held, applicant not employed for a specific task - applicant not a casual employee - exemptions from Pt 6 ch 2 do not apply - applicant forced to resign - constructive dismissal established - applicant not prevented from pursuing unfair dismissal application - further proceedings listed. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Allison v Bega Valley Council, 63 IR 68 Clark v Pittwater RSL Club Ltd (1998) 84 IR 309 Claric 218 Pty Ltd t/as Sanity Music v Meldrum, 91 IR 296, St Vincents Hospital Sydney Pty Ltd v Harris (unreported Peterson Schmidt JJ, O'Neill C, Matter IRC5932 of 1997, 28 May 1998) CASES CITED : Britton v Riverstone Public School (unreported Schmidt J, Sams DP, McLeay C, Matter IRC5504 of 1998, 6 May 1999) Bates v Gundagai District Services Club [2000] NSWIRComm 22 Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, New South Wales v Librus Pty Ltd, t/as Dymocks Parramatta [2001] NSWIRComm 46 Smith v Director-General of Education (1993) 51 IR 204 Bayley Trading Co and New South Wales Sales Representatives and Commercial Travellers Guild [1979] AR 392. HEARING DATES: 10/09/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/16/2001