Ford, Clements,Ware & Calleja v Airservices Australia [1998] IRCA 10

Ford, Clements,Ware & Calleja v Airservices Australia [1998] IRCA 10

The applicants failed to establish that they were excess to requirements, retrenched, or entitled to redundancy; their early retirement was voluntary and not induced by any misrepresentation, breach, dismissal, or misleading conduct by the respondent. No contractual or statutory breaches were made out and the claims for penalty, damages, and declarations failed.

Parties
First Applicant: Ronald Ford; Second Applicant: Paul Andrew Clements; Third Applicant: James Ware; Fourth Applicant: Edward Calleja; Respondent: Airservices Australia
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
27 March 1998
Procedural Posture
Industrial Relations Penalty Application and Claims for Damages / Judgment Following Trial
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Penalty Application for Breach of Awards, Misrepresentation, Wrongful Dismissal, Misleading or Deceptive Conduct, Practice and Procedure No Case Submission
Industrial Law Contract Law Trade Practices Penalty Application for Breach of Awards Misrepresentation Wrongful Dismissal Misleading or Deceptive Conduct Practice and Procedure No Case Submission

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Parties

Ronald Ford

First Applicant

Paul Andrew Clements

Second Applicant

James Ware

Third Applicant

Edward Calleja

Fourth Applicant

Airservices Australia

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Industrial Relations Penalty Application and Claims for Damages / Judgment Following Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent breached relevant awards regarding redundancy and voluntary retirement
  2. 2 Whether applicants were excess to requirements or retrenched
  3. 3 Whether the respondent breached contract or engaged in misrepresentation or wrongful dismissal

Ratio Decidendi

The applicants failed to establish that they were excess to requirements, retrenched, or entitled to redundancy; their early retirement was voluntary and not induced by any misrepresentation, breach, dismissal, or misleading conduct by the respondent. No contractual or statutory breaches were made out and the claims for penalty, damages, and declarations failed.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • The application be dismissed.