Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2013] NZERA Auckland 28
Determination date 29 January 2013
Member A Dumbleton
Parties Pickering v Detection Services Ltd
Summary COSTS - Successful personal grievance claim and successful claim for payment of bonus entitlement – Six days investigation meeting - Applicant sought $138,601 contribution towards costs – Applicant made $135,000 Calderbank offer – Respondent made $80,000 Calderbank offer – Authority found case not complete success for either party in relation to claims however applicant entitled to full reimbursement of forensic accounting expert fees – Respondent to pay applicant $90,514 contribution towards costs
Result Costs in favour of applicant ($90,514.88); Disbursements in favour of applicant ($1,750)(hearing fees) ($143.12)(filing fees)
Main Category Costs
Statutes ERA Second Schedule cl15;ERA Second Schedule cl16
Cases Cited PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808;Pickering v Detection Services Ltd [2012] NZERA Auckland 260;White v Auckland District Health Board [2008] ERNZ 635
Number of Pages 5
PDF File Link: 2013_NZERA_Auckland_28.pdf [pdf 100 KB]