Haining v Linfox Transport (Aust) Pty Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 279

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Haining v Linfox Transport (Aust) Pty Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 279 APPLICANT Robert Haining PARTIES : RESPONDENT Linfox Transport (Aust) Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: IRC2146 of 2000 CORAM: Peterson J CATCHWORDS : Unfair contract - managerial employee - question of redundancy - written notice of termination - whether conditional - whether suitable alternative employment offered by employer - terms of employer's redundancy policy held applicable and appropriate - contract declared void - orders made. Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED : Annual Holidays Act 1944 Long Service Leave Act 1955 Brown v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 (HL) R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 at 686 State of New South Wales v Paige [2002] NSWCA235 Malik v BCCISA (In liq) 1997 3 All ER 1 Termination Change and Redundancy Case (1984) 8 IR 34 Westfield and Adams [2001] NSWIRComm 298 Employment Protection Act Case (1983) 7 IR 273 David Jones Ltd v Cukeric (1997) 78 IR 430 CASES CITED : Caine v LEP International Pty Ltd [1999] NSWIRComm 459, 21 October 1999 Vincent v Merrill Lynch Australia Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 160 Sheffield v Brambles [2002] NSWIRComm 3 Ruefli v Allam Bros Australia Pty Ltd [1999] NSWIRComm 471 Crossley v Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd [1999] NSWIRComm 72 Ross v GN Context (Australia) Pty Ltd (2000) 107 IR 1 Munro v Chubb Security Holdings Australia Limited [2000] NSWIRComm 215 Bastian v Brent [2001] NSWIRComm 316 New South Wales Rugby League Limited v Allen (1998) 83 IR 397 HEARING DATES: 02/11/2002; 02/12/2002; 02/13/2002; 02/14/2002; 05/23/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/23/2002