Doyle v Secure Parking Pty Ltd [1997] IRCA 265
The applicant did not prove termination at the initiative of the employer. The contract permitted transfer and variation in hours, exercised bona fide for operational requirements, and there was no evidence of duress. The applicant voluntarily abandoned his employment and commenced new employment, ending the employment relationship.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 10 September 1997
- Procedural Posture
- Application for Compensation for Alleged Termination of Employment / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- ['termination of Employment' 'constructive Dismissal' 'contractual Rights' 'duress' 'operational Requirements' 'employee Transfers']
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Procedural Posture
Application for Compensation for Alleged Termination of Employment / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether the termination was at the initiative of the employer' "Whether the applicant's resignation constituted constructive dismissal" 'Whether clause 22 of the Terms and Conditions of Employment was signed under duress' 'Whether the employer acted bona fide in exercising its right to transfer the applicant']
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant did not prove termination at the initiative of the employer. The contract permitted transfer and variation in hours, exercised bona fide for operational requirements, and there was no evidence of duress. The applicant voluntarily abandoned his employment and commenced new employment, ending the employment relationship.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed
Orders
- ['The application be dismissed']
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