Kleiberg & Churches trading as Armstrongs Solicitors [2006] NSWIRComm 1110

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Kleiberg & Churches trading as Armstrongs Solicitors [2006] NSWIRComm 1110

APPLICANT Shirley Kleiberg PARTIES: RESPONDENT Stephen John Churches

FILE NUMBER(S): 1535 of 2005

CORAM: Stanton C

CATCHWORDS: Termination of employment - unfair dismissal - allegations of poor performance - procedural fairness - dismissal not harsh, unreasonable and unjust - application dismissed.

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

Abboud v The State of New South Wales (Department of School Education) (1999) 92 IR 32 Antonakopoulos v State Bank (1999) 91 IR 385 Buckman v Burdekin (1998) 85 IR 415 Busways v Johnson (1994) 55 IR 255 Byrne & Anor v Australian Airlines D & R Commercial Pty Ltd v Flood (2002) 113 IR 344 Electricity Commission of New South Wales t/as Pacific Power v Crump, (1993) 48 IR 296 at p302 CASES CITED: Franklins Ltd v Webb (1996) 72 IR 257 John Lysaght (Australia) Limited and Federated Ironworkers' Association of Australia, New South Wales Division & Ors (unreported Sheppard J, Matter 259 of 1972, 14 September 1972) Johnson v Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta (1998) 87 IR 57 Metropolitan Meat Industry Board v Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, New South Wales Branch [1973] AR (NSW) 231 at 233 Oswald v NSW Police Service (1999) 90 IR 42 Turner v Decke Sheetmetal (unreported, IRC NSW, Buckley C, 2232 of 1996, 12 May 1997) Wilson v Department of Education and Training (2000) 100 IR 1 Youssef and the Western Sydney Area Health Service [2002] NSWIRComm 8