Yifan Yang and Cathay Herbal Laboratories Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 197

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Yifan Yang and Cathay Herbal Laboratories Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 197 APPLICANT PARTIES : Mr Yifan Yang RESPONDENT Cathay Herbal Laboratories Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: 494 of 2001 CORAM: Sams DP Termination of employment - unfair dismissal - letter of resignation - whether resignation given under pressure - applicant absent without permission - employer's reasonable directions - unrepresented litigant CATCHWORDS : Held, no coercion or pressure to resign - resignation freely given and consistent with past conduct - no dismissal at employer's initiative - Commission has no jurisdiction - application dismissed. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Buckley and Western Sydney Regional Public Tenants Council (unreported, Sams DP, IRC2348 of 2000, 24 November 2000) Rajas and Galapone Pty Ltd (unreported, Redman C, IRC359 of 1994, 31 August 1994) Allison v Bega Valley Council (63 IR 68) Nicholls and Central Sydney Area Health Service (unreported, Sams DP, IRC4131 of 1999, 28 August 2000) CASES CITED : Clark v Pittwater RSL Club Ltd (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, IRC5932 of 1997, 28 May 1998) Britton v Riverstone Public School (unreported, Schmidt J, Sams DP, McLeay C, IRC5504 of 1999, 6 May 1999) Bates v Gundagai District Services Club (unreported, Walton VP, Sams DP, Redman C, IRC4710 of 1999, 14 April 2000) Police Service of New South Wales v Batton (unreported, Wright P, Hungerford J and Connor C, IRC4463 of 1999, 23 May 2000) HEARING DATES: 08/13/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/31/2001