[2013] NZEmpC 15 Vulcan-Steel Ltd v Wonnnocott [pdf, 125 KB]
...conducted himself that he can reasonably be taken to have consented to an extension of time. [28] In the Hawkins case, the Court of Appeal confirmed that it was “almost inconceivable” that the employer’s representatives, including a human resources adviser, would have been unaware of the 90 day time limited and yet “there was no red light to [the grievant] – nor even an orange showing – with respect to time.” [29] As the Court of Appeal noted in Hawkins at [25]: ...