Shankar and Neumo Packaging Systems Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 227

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Shankar and Neumo Packaging Systems Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 227 APPLICANT PARTIES : Nand Kishore Shankar RESPONDENT Neumo Packaging Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: 6891 of 1999 CORAM: Sams DP Termination of employment - unfair dismissal - actions of employer and employee - resignation of employee - whether applicant dismissed - jurisdiction of Commission - principles considered. CATCHWORDS : Held, applicant not dismissed - no action by employer to effect dismissal - applicant refused reasonable instructions - bona fides of applicant questioned - applicant resigned - lack of jurisdiction - application dismissed - notice of motion as to costs. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 s84 Allison v Bega Valley Council (1995) 63 IR 68 McCabe v New South Wales Police Service (unreported) Full Commission, Matter IRC3112 of 1994, 3 July 1996 Bayley Trading Co and NSW Sales Representatives & Commercial Travellers Guild, 1979 AR 392 Mohazab v Dick Smith Electronics (1995) 62 IR 200 Western Excavating (ECC) Ltd v Sharp, Lord Denning, CASES CITED : 1978 ICR 221 Hall and Australian Power Industries Pty Ltd (unreported) Sams DP, Matter IRC4615 of 1998, 12 March 1999 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 1998, 28 May 1998 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 HEARING DATES: 07/17/2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/10/2000