Binstead v M.A. & B.M. Stone Contract Woodchippers and Hauliers [1998] QIRC 325 (1998) 158 QGIG 490

;,t1,:qnJ,-"' .";p;Jortm1ii:\-' l>J• b:-e,vh •-- Ay.-,phc1i_ir·r: GOVERNMENT l!\DUSTRli\L GAZETfE e.rnployrr:e-nt 'l\'i.Th r,.:-.:;1_:.-w.;c\ acti,:m...,;;: they HOV/ t~iD1 ot L, ':Jd1n_t, -~~> i;,d ,::t~-:cr.'J)h~if tf1:} resp•~ns1b1litje.;:; :t Jx1siti\:.n whcr~ he 491 r,.;,.s;peL"1 th~•- rdat; n;:; t;) lvh 1 ernplcton, J than (h;-;1.t ;'ls ill:1 -:::rnploy-e:.c, Sv-me. right,:: to :;hort c..f pcr:to.nnaw.-.:: or ii bv the1r Jn tha1 ::.·rucloyt;t:. wotJld t:,.:. Uk,- a.ppht:a.HL l>f th::: ~,p.:~-ral'.ic-n at thhl ipl \) 'J11,;; n::ff:[C-.HD:; pn:rvided. tn ti\.:::: ::..pr•hc:Ht{ hy the Ci.\'.lp()f;.d,AH -SU\CC-;..'<sed ~tlK . . W~ · ······'···"·-" -nrlt\Jlt -- 1 of 2 -- 492 GOVERNMENT fNDUSTRIAL GAZETfE In re-1a.tion to rny tx.m:;idcn1tin.n as to th<:> facts of t!te ::-.1tt1ation \Vhich finaHy brought about th.(~ applicaar.s disrrri::,saL there \),.·::tS conflicting 12vidence given by 1he applicant and ;\fr I' Ans,:,u_ rega.rr.11ng the tirr1ing ot the request and t.'1e: acnons of the 3:pp!icant. Impnrtantly~ hvwe-v~cr, there no conflict a.½vut u'1f'.- \V>)ttls u,,.;ed by the apph<.:ant or the intent 1.vith v-ihich appiicam spoke to fl-fr I'Aason in reJuslng the c,vertin.k. By ail accounts, at .no tlnlt during the disrnissaJ inte_niiev•,: or during the jourue.:'./ hi.rnsdf th(:' I the.rt-fore find £E~n11ssaJ and that th,:- {---e:rfonnance 1.,vere UPl rnany \.vorkpictt";e-s. capacity· pr~rionu.,wce I f:nd ~Inp]oyrntmt rdatis:.Yi.whip~ th:: incident with bis apphcam \Vc.s notifkd t!-'te rzason fvr ·;, ;;,_s wa.;;; th3t conduct c;;tpacity and to the· re.quirem_c.nG of the jnb. business op::.ration artd the -::-xte.nt of U1e inform.11ity 1-vhich. ch::uack'ri.s:.::d tht' W1.XkpJa.ce I \vould have frlund it unusu:1} for the 2-nipi~)ye:r tu re.cord.,:, 'I11ere no req_uir.;-:•._rnent in kt'-pt cf ;:1. 1arnjngs or they be- condnct;:d in :J fonnul n1;umer, 493 21 -- 2 of 2 --