Michael Diver v Object Consulting Pty Limited and Anor [2003] NSWIRComm 202

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Michael Diver v Object Consulting Pty Limited and Anor [2003] NSWIRComm 202 MICHAEL DIVER Applicant

OBJECT CONSULTING PTY LIMITED PARTIES : ACN 003 682 693 First Respondent

GERALD PATRICK ANTHONY CARROLL Second Respondent FILE NUMBER: IRC 5618 of 2000 CORAM: Schmidt J CATCHWORDS : Unfair contract - IT Industry - software engineering company - redundancy - short period of employment - no notice or warning given - one month's notice required - no contractual provision for redundancy - contract found to be unfair - five months notice and three months redundancy pay ordered - mitigation - no contractual provision for bonus in event of redundancy - pro rata bonus ordered - respondents to be made jointly and severally liable for orders made - interest from date of termination - costs as agreed or assessed LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Abboud v State of New South Wales (Department of School Education) (No 2) (2000) 99 IR 299 Brent v Bastian [2003] NSWIRComm 65 Brown v Rezitis (1970) 127 CLR 157 Fliedner v Phillips Electronics Australia Limited (2003) NSWIRComm 23 CASES CITED : Lavings v Barclay Mowlem Construction (NSW) Ltd (1994) 99 IR 247 Newton v Goodman Fielder Mills Ltd (1998) 81 IR 227 Payne v Foxboro L & N Pty Ltd (1998) 81 IR 404 Port Macquarie Golf Club v Stead and Anor (1996) 64 IR 53 Westfield Holdings v Adams (2002) 114 IR 241 Redundancy Awards Case (1994) 53 IR 419 HEARING DATES: 05/27/2003; 06/28/2003; 05/29/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 06/26/2003