Christchurch City Council v Davidson - [1997] 1 NZLR 275

Industrial law — Personal grievance — Redundancy — Whether dismissals following the closure of a creche by another authority were because of redundancy — Whether dismissals were unjustified because of process failure — Compensation in respect of a short duration procedural breach — Employment Contracts Act 1991, s 27(1)(b).

Industrial law — Jurisdiction — Appeal to Court of Appeal against judgment of Employment Court — Whether Court of Appeal was precluded from examining the correctness of the construction of an indemnity clause in the collective employment contract — Employment Contracts Act 1991, s 135.