Brough v Sampsons Family Trust [1998] QIRC 200 (1998) 158 QGIG 36

36 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 15 May. 1998 ############lfff#/flf#####lf######lffl#ll##lt##II-#######-############ QlH:ENSLAi'D INDUSTRIAi. RH.ATIO:'<S COMMISSION \\'or/._p/o("e Nelt11ion, ;\,·1 1997 ,. 2 t8.. application for rd1v,1a11..·mcm Thcuna, flrotil!h .'I.' I) S:irnp,11ns Family T111,1 COM,vllSSION!c:R SWA'.'i ,\pplkation for rcJnswlc111cn1 - Thr!.!"hold p(•int - Rci11�tal<:mcn1 ofi�r m:.u..lo:.· by t'llll)loycr- C<>1N1llatit >ll \\ ith Solid1nr", li rm - Soli1:itor, unfamiliar wi1h 11u;.1111.x.·s oi' lnt.lu�tri:.tl Rch11inn, - .A.n ;_1hc.rnatin! \lffl.!r 1lPl put to ,\pplit,;ant h� Advi-.or" - App1k:.,nt may ha\'t.' ,urti..•rctl (\i:-.��n kt.· fr<lfll ad\ biJr:--. Employer kept reinstatement orx·n ftlr l\>llg p,:riod of ti1m: - 1:rnplo� ..:-r olkrc<l 10 pay ln,t wage, until rcinstatcmcm · ;\ppli,:ml liluml altcrn:11i,·c .::mp loyrncm - Applii:am foikd to rni1iga1,. his lo,s • ()!for ,,, rci11,1,nc h,,n:1 fidc -Appli.-ation di,mis,-cd REPORT O'.\ DECISION(:,, ,·ditcd) In gi'"ing her d,xi,iPn i'm111 the Bench on �� 1\pril l'.J9X. Con1 1ni,,i11ncr S\\Hll �latcd:- ··.'\t the ouhCI. I at.h"i,..: 1ha1 I ha , c di,111i,,..,d th<' applic:,tinn. I will 11("' gi\� )OU lhC re:�1son, ltir thi,. A tluy·...hilld point ha:-. an,i.:n 1n thi, m�1llt'r. I: rd,,tc•s to wh,'.thcr the applic,mt ,llould h.: 1:r-r111i1tcd 10 h,11" his dismissal applir�tlion fully li11gLltc:d in !ight of an nffL".r nf r..:in-.iati.;111cn1 made hy the (!ll1plo�cr ..:rnnc -,hon t1mi: ;dh::r thi! �.-onnli�11:oo 1.."nnli.:n.:nl..'.i.: hcfore the (.'(llllllli��ion. I atlv!:iell tht: partic, to (H..h.in.��:-. 1rn,: on two prnp,,.;i1ion:,. \vi1h regard to offer� of 1\!inst�11cmcn1. The:-.� propo,itic,n\ \\CX rni:-it.:d 1n a n:i..:cut Jedsion. Julie Naye,\ out! Oorn,.u ./oho I 1:w"r 1ratfing f/\ DJF CoWf'lller C,m.,u/1(//1/,, 157 QGIG ]Ti. aml 1h� quc·,tion, po,cd w�rc ;is f<,llow�: was the ofkr 1nad-.:: hy lht rc..;pondc·rn hr1110 Jirh- uod if"°' do..�� th'-· (1pplil"ant's refu:-,;,I 10 '"·c�p! the ,,l'li:r ,w,.te lw lh<' rc,p,mdcnt t!cn} hnn 1hr right to ronns or relief offered by 1he lc�isla11011 other 1h;in r<.;i11,wt-·nicni/re c1nploymcn1. I al ...l> advised the p:u·tic, 1hat \.:hilt· I \\OU Id gi\·c ..:on�l dcration ln those point-... I \\Ot1hJ ;,11'0 gi\(' c.:nn:-.i<lc1aiion w any oth(.�r ; ...,uc:-. they wi...h�d lP rai...,1-.:. T�, a\"lbt th'-"' Cnmmi:-.,i<1n. 1wo \\.llrn: ,:-c, \\en.:- ca'11.!d tn ght" t\'i<lence: the liN hc111g 1he applicant and 1hr other l>c·ing the local manager of the t'C'ipOndcnl L·(11Hp(1ny. ·rh...: ;1pplie�nll.\ �vidcn1..·1..• ,how, that hL" t'1)1htthcd with a Solicitor':,; !'irm ah<.!r his d1"mi:--,-al and \\·ti:-- in it, hand, durjnμ the t:ourse of nc�o1ia1inn�. Pn.:\'i()u:-.ly Lhl' apr�i...:ant h:i d Ol·..;n c1 memhcr or,, Cninn hm at the 1im� or h1, di:...mi,:-.al wa:,,., nn ltmgrr a mcmhl'r of th�H or�ani:--i .11it m. I ac.:c...-pt �ht..' :.!pplicam ·:-. t.:\ 1<knr1..· lhat lhC'I\.: \\:I\ fH\ oner pf n.:in�1at�mer1 put lo him a\ th'-,.; ..:0111..·ili:.!lion c onfi.·r�ni.:c hdd ixror(• :h1.' c,,mmi:-."hlll. This l)n�-r (:llH(! :,,.,um1..' \ht\fl lilHI.' art1,.;rward�. �, her,.:- \',•...:rl' t,�rm� cornain-.::tl in tbe offer whicl1 \ he appli<.; .im lnun<l diffic·ult 10 :«·ct'pl .i nd i1 appe;,1•, 1ha1 he !.k....·ttk:d h) rL·jc-,: 1 lht! olh.·r. lnt1.Tt.'�linμ)), :11 no ,la�t:- wa� �t cou!lh!r'•OIT� prorl(.)\Cd h> 1hc .1pplica1H or hi" Soll1,,_'ihtl'�. I llltl'-1 nin!1.;..., W linding thli ,i111a1ltm ,,1mc\.vha1 unu,ual. l\h l'nt1r. for th� appli<::1111. s1rr,,�, that tl1i, 111,1} h� l1ec:111..c 1b: Solici1,,rs iu qu1.::-.tion \\i.;n: unfamiliar w11h 1h1.: 1u1am.'t.:' of indu,1ri�1, r1.•lations 111,111<.-r, and wou ld not uncJer>,1and ,,r l ully apprccialt 1h,· rnlllilic-.itions ur '.'>Uch an ;1pprt1iu:h. 1 ..lun ' l aL·,:cpl lhi:-. �..,mm�nlar�. Solk:ilor,. like tm.lusirial rdali,nh athT)l..'ah!:-=.. wnr\.. in and arrnmtl the (. ·our1 ,� ,J(.:'l\l. Th1,;y li, (' with offer,. t:ounh:r-Pih;r .... ncgn1iall1..Hh. altt:rnativc prnr():-,i1i,,n� <.·le. on �• rcgul;1t b�1...i:,.. I h1..·lic,·L· ihc :1ppii.;.11H hoWt'\i..'f. \\ hl'H he ,.iy... !hal .tll ahl'fll:.Hl\'C orrer w;,h n<:,·l·r pu1 to hi111 10 1.-·on�i1.kr. tn thi... <..:;.1-..c h,.: inay ha, c ..,uffcred a di:-.-..cn ice al 1h..; ham.I, uf hi... �Hh i:,,..or,. I ha,!:..:o iP <H.!d l!ml Mi.; Prior only bc<:anu: in,oh·i:d u1 thi.., ma11�1 at th\.� dt.:�tth. I :.tm -..cu111.-·wh�1l cautious... hc>We\·�r. in makin g ;_1 .:,n11m.:n1 �1l)(1Ui 1hr :.1pplic.1nt· .... So1h:Hor/Solidtors hec1u't\.· 1hcj \\l'l't: 11111 prc'l(:J\l 111 1hr t:nurH('Pm to d'-�1��nd lhl·ir p<>:-ition. Thcr, 111ay h,I\,· hc,·n othe r •.lynarni,:, "hid1 appl� 1111hi, 1\1:tllcl" o!" which I am unaware. f ht: (1t.k1H\11n.tl ll'tttiil'l.'flR:iil'- .ulkd !\� thl o!l�·r nr n_·jn..,tati.:IHl..'nt. to rny mind. n.:p1·��•·;: n1 lll1k- ,n.,,r1..· than gcn('rnl ,1ati:mt'nl'- ahc,ut adherence to n,mpany f>tllil'y and ,houlcl nol. upu11 prnp1.-r t:on·...i.,_krt,1ip11. ha\'I." ,.:au..:cd the appjii.: :HH an�• unJt11..� t..·011\.·t}flt i'h..; only :m:a \\ht:n; he 111�1y hav(' b,t:en �cnuindy cPne\_·rncd. woti!d haH· t'L'ntrl.'t.1 upon a r�qut,t th�!I h-.: al the point of rt"i1h-W1Cil�nl. rq1a� rnlmcy, n;n;-i•,ed rn•m llw cmph,y(f upon 1crminatioo and 1hi, 1,. in ra�t the ar.:a h._.. highliμ,1t .:d in hi, '-'' itkiwt:. 'fhi:--. however. \\·(Ill Id h;1vc h1.-·,:n �,n ;u\:a quik' i.:ap�ihk nf dix·u ...,ioi, :.1nd ne�oli�11ion hetwcen the rartl1.•;,; and lhert· i"I no 1,,:\·Hknl.:C hclort· 111c w ,u_;!gt:,1 1h�1t the crnployet \\a, arproac:hcd 1m lhi, point. and wnuki uol h:t\°l! ru1h1dc1.:d a di:'l..:u,,ionin thi, Jl:irttcular , �in. T'hi.:. cmplu�cl' 1't:pt the o1fcr c.1f n .:i n"l.th'flh.:111 t}pt.:11 h,r a , 1.:..-� lnng period ,,r time. 11wt1d} Oc101-><'r 19<>7 tn :Sfard) I 'I'll(. """ at all time, ,ta1cd 1hat it \\llllld rcpa) l<':-l \,ag..:'> to thl.' app lil·ant \\Cl\.! 1\1..� ln ,..:um1mH.: it1•, employment "i1h them. Hd"or c th,· oifor ex111rcd. the cippkant h:id r..a11d ahernatil'e crnp!n) mcnt. h"om the : 1ppl1cant·, ,·,id,·nc<.' i, ;1p1x·:1rell th:t\ hi, prirn:ir, ,one� about the orfor nf rcln"1atl.'m...:n1 ,\a� not liH.� r1.'i1htall·mcnt per "� - tt bdic,·tXI the ,,lfrr lo be !!�llllinc but Ille t'Xlrn ll'l"llh a11 :1d1cJ to the oflef. Ht1ving fo rmed th.: ,i...::,; th:11 tho:-.i..! 1cr111, were nol undu1� t\ncrou� in the circum..,Wlh.·c..;.. or .at kit'-ll ,ullit..:ii..:ni tor ihC applkanl to atxmdc,n ih,.: priinar� form ,,r r t.:li..-r allonlctl b: tll, l. .:g"la1i,m. the :ippli,·,1111 I"" r,,,lt'd 111 mitiga11 hi, clamai;c,. Th,· "fli.:r to rcin,t;il<.'. from tll: pt·r,pce1i,c. '"" Jw,w /icle and the applic:anl would ha, c b.:�n bcuc·r a,h1'<',I '" h:l\<' a,:,iktl him,dfofchii rdit•f when i1 \\:i... orkr�<l. The applil.;anl i, a ma111n.· aμcd man whom I hdiC\C 1.'f.lllld ha\L' intkp(:mJ:..·ntl) fnnn�d thi, \·;\7\' , in 1 1!'-· ah.....,•11,;,-·� · of a<hr i<.t• Thi.' fo'-·1 that the ofkr rrmaint.:d llf)L'B for ,111.:h a hmg perhxl llf time al4\ ,mpn.;..;...c:,,.. 11K· 1n fl•nn.., (tf th\! rc,poiltJ�nl· ... houa Jitlc\. I di�rois:-: tht �1rplka1it)ll. ··. 15 l'vhty. 1998 lh th,.: ( ·t1mmi...... h)IL ;1:.s.u-.. I1\,\1.t>. 11,\Ju�.!ri.d f-{,.:�·i,1r:1r. QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE ,1 ... K. f>Jj.,r t,! 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