Wadowloska v Chantron Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 1110

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Wadowloska v Chantron Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 1110 APPLICANT Wanda Wadolowska PARTIES:

RESPONDENT Chantron Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: IRC 6279 of 2003 CORAM: Macdonald C CATCHWORDS: Unfair dismissal - termination of employment - summary dismissal - evidentiary onus to justify summary dismissal - alleged printing off of Respondent's customer and supplier lists for use in competition with Respondent's business - onus not properly discharged - absence of substantive basis - compensation awarded. LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) Pastrycooks Employees, Biscuit Makers Employees & Flour and Sugar Goods Workers Union (NSW) v Gartrell White No 3 (1990) 35 IR 70.

CASES CITED: OutBoard World Pty Ltd (t/as Budget Waste Control Sydney) v Muir (1993) 51 IR 167

D an R Commercial Pty Limited v Flood (2002) 113 IR 344 HEARING DATES: 04/13/2004; 04/14/2004; 05/17/2004; 05/18/2004; 05/31/2004 DECISION DATE: 12/23/2004 APPLICANT

Mr Jaloussis (solicitor)

REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT

Mr Magee (barrister)

DECISION: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

COMMISSIONER MACDONALD

23 December 2004

Matter No IRC 6279 of 2003

WANDA WADOLOWSKA v CHANTRON PTY LTD t/as ZUCCI

Application by Wanda Wadolowska re unfair dismissal pursuant to section 84 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996

DECISION

[2004] NSWIRComm 1110

1 This is an application by Wanda Wadolowska ("the Applicant") for unfair dismissal against Chantron Pty Ltd t/as Zucci ("the Respondent") pursuant to section 84 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ("the Act"). 2 This matter was set down for Conciliation and Directions on 21 November 2003.