Tourism Holdings Limited v A Labour Inspector of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment - SC 15/2021
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Summary
Result
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal correctly answered the questions of law submitted for determination by it.
6 May 2021
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A We amend the answer given by the Court of Appeal to the first of the questions submitted for determination by that Court so that it reads:
Payments are “a regular part of the employee’s pay” if they are of a kind made regularly when assessed against the standard of a four-week period.
That apart, the appeal is dismissed.
B The appellant must pay the respondent costs of $15,000 plus usual disbursements.
15 November 2021
Date of Hearing
01 July 2021
Judges
William Young, Glazebrook, O'Regan, Ellen France and Williams JJ
Hearing Transcripts
Related Documents
Employment Court decision — TOURISM HOLDINGS LIMITED v A LABOUR INSPECTOR OF THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT [2019] NZEmpC 87 [26 July 2019]
Court of Appeal decision — A LABOUR INSPECTOR OF THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT v TOURISM HOLDINGS LIMITED [2021] NZCA 1 [18 January 2021]
Leave judgment - leave granted — TOURISM HOLDINGS LIMITED v A LABOUR INSPECTOR OF THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT [2021] NZSC 39 [6 May 2021] (PDF 106 KB)
Substantive judgment — TOURISM HOLDINGS LIMITED v A LABOUR INSPECTOR OF THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT [2021] NZSC 157 [15 November 2021] (PDF 117 KB)