Rai, Lata, Rodriguez and Khan v The Hammond Care Group [2006] NSWIRComm 1106

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Rai, Lata, Rodriguez and Khan v The Hammond Care Group [2006] NSWIRComm 1106

APPLICANTS Barsha Rai Jasmin Lata PARTIES: Millie Rodriguez Vijay Khan

RESPONDENT The Hammond Care Group

FILE NUMBER(S): 6117, 6118, 6119 & 6120 of 2005

CORAM: McLeay C

CATCHWORDS: Unfair dismissal, assistants in nursing, aged care, summary dismissal, allegations of sexual harassment of resident, alleged breach of mission statement and philosophy, seven witnesses, confusion about dates, statements changed, one statement retracted, respondent failed to check particulars raised at interview, original witness discredited, applicants required by respondent to prove innocence, onus on respondent to prove serious misconduct not fulfilled, reinstatement or re-employment impracticable, compensation ordered

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

Sangwin v Imogen Pty Ltd (unreported, IRCA, 73/96 8 March 1996) Bi-Lo Pty Ltd v Hooper [1992] 53 IR 224 Byrne v Australian Airlines (1995) 185 CLR 410 Peter John Paris and Bankstown City Council [1999] NSWIRComm 10 Staal and others v WSAHS New South Wales Fire Brigade Employees' Union (on behalf of Natoli) and New South Wales Fire Brigades [2005] NSWIRComm 440 Antonakopoulos v State Bank of NSW (1999) 91 IR 385 Pastrycooks Employees, Biscuit Makers Employees & Flour and Sugar Goods Workers Union (NSW) v Gartrell White (No 3) (1990) 35 IR 71 Franklins Limited v Webb (1997) 72 IR 257 Wang v Crestell Industries Pty Ltd and Anor (1997) 73 IR 454 CASES CITED: Waterside Workers Federation v Commonwealth Steamship Co (1967) CAR 1 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd and others (1992) 110 ALR 449 Gooley v Westpac Banking Corporation 59 IR 262 Standley v Electronics Boutique Australia Pty Ltd, IRC 4516 of 1998, 18 March 1999 Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees' Association, NSW Branch v Jewel Food Stores (1987) 22 IR 1 Humphries and Cootamundra Ex-Services and Citizens Memorial Club Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 225 Electricity Commission of New South Wales t/as Pacific Power v Nieass and Others (1995) 81 IR 46 Ferrett v Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care [2006] NSWIRComm 177 Commissioner of Police v Dobbie [2006] NSWIRComm 285 Griffith City Council v USU (on behalf of O'Hara) (No 2) [2006] NSWIRComm 302 D & R Commercial Pty Ltd v Flood (2002) 113 IR 343