Li and OOCL Australia Pty Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 167

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Li and OOCL Australia Pty Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 167 APPLICANT PARTIES : Mary Yeung Li RESPONDENT OOCL Australia Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: 5358 of 2001 CORAM: Sams DP Termination of employment - unfair dismissal - resignation of employee - whether employee forced to resign - workplace environment - harassment by supervisor - whether employee constructively dismissed - whether dismissal "harsh, unreasonable or unjust" - conflict of evidence - conduct of proceedings. CATCHWORDS : Held, no evidence of ongoing hostility from supervisor - specific incident did not justify resignation - resignation given freely, without coercion - resignation not sought to be withdrawn - employer's conduct appropriate and reasonable - respondent's evidence preferred - no dismissal - lack of jurisdiction - application dismissed - costs reserved. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Mohazab v Dick Smith Electronics, 62 IR 205 Francesca v Prime Security (1993) SA IR 112, 31 August 1993 Western Excavating (ECC) v Sharp (Lord Denning (1978) ICR 2213) Allison v Bega Valley Council, 63 IR 68 Buckleigh v Western Sydney Regional Public Tenants Council [2000] NSWIRComm 238 Doumit v ABB Enginering Construction Pty Limited (AIRC 1609/96 Print N6999, 9 December 1996) 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 1999, 6 May 1999) Bates v Gundagai District Services Club (unreported, Walton VP, Sams DP, Redman C, Matter IRC4710 of 1999, 14 April 2000) Police Service of New South Wales v Batton [2000] 98 IR 154 Bayley Trading Co and New South Wales Representatives and Commercial Travellers Guild [1979] AR 392 Italiano v Bethesda Hospital [1998] 712 FCA, 19 June 1998 Cherry v Allied Express, 73 IR 305