Irving v Jones Lang LaSalle Australia Limited and another [2006] NSWIRComm 305

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Irving v Jones Lang LaSalle Australia Limited and another [2006] NSWIRComm 305

Applicant: Oliver Desmond Irving

PARTIES: First respondent: Jones Lang LaSalle Australia Limited

Second respondent: Jones Lang LaSalle (NSW) Pty Limited

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 7758 of 2001

CORAM: Backman J

CATCHWORDS: Unfair contract - s 106 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 - termination of employment on ground of redundancy - whether a restraint clause in applicant's contract of employment was one indicia of alleged unfairness referable to a claim that the period of notice was "unfairly low" - whether applicant's payment in lieu of notice of 6 months was unfair - whether failure to provide bonus payment in lieu of notice unfair - whether failure to provide pro-rata bonus unfair - whether failure to provide for severance payment was unfair - whether failure to pay part bonus in shares upon termination of employment by reason of redundancy unfair - whether failure to include superannuation contributions in termination payment unfair - mitigation considered - orders - costs

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 Restraints of Trade Act 1976

Abboud v NSW (Department of School Education) (No. 2) (2000) 99 IR 299 Brown & Ors v Rezitis & Ors (1970) 127 CLR 159 Cukeric v David Jones Limited (1997) 78 IR 430 Darrow v FreshFood Management Services Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 264 English v Aradley Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd [2005] NSWIRComm 253 Gala v State Bank of New South Wales Ltd t/a Colonial State Bank (No 2) (1998) 84 IR 216 Harding v Harding (1928) 29 SR (NSW) 96 Henshaw v Sqribe Technologies Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 279 Keycorp Ltd v Thomes (2004) 141 IR 116 CASES CITED: Lavings v Barclay Mowlem Construction (NSW) Ltd (1994) 99 IR 247 McDonalds Australian Holdings Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (2005) 144 IR 219 Munro v Chubb Security Holdings Australia Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 215 Nordenfelt v The Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company Limited [1899] AC 535 Rick Lloyd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited [2006] NSWIRComm 129 Solution 6 Holdings Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (2004) 60 NSWLR 558 Stephen Douglas Martin v National Textiles Limited [2000] NSWIRComm 1131 Sydney Water Corporation Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission (NSW) (2004) 61 NSWLR 661 Truelove v Sydney Water Corporation Ltd (2005) 146 IR 253 Westfield Holdings v Adams (2001) 114 IR 241 Wong v State Street Global Advisors Australia Limited & Anor [2004] NSWIRComm 212