Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No [2014] NZERA Christchurch 69
Determination date 01 May 2014
Member D Appleton
Representation K Dalziel ; B Molloy
Parties Ngatai v Ward Demolition Ltd
Summary COSTS - Successful personal grievance - One and a half day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $5,000 contribution towards costs - Respondent sought $5,250 contribution towards costs - Respondent made $4,500 Calderbank offer and $6,000 Calderbank offer - Applicant made $8,000 counter offer to respondent's first offer - Authority found usual convention that costs follow the event not applicable due to Calderbank offer made by respondent, however at time offer made not all relevant information put to applicant - Costs to lie where they fall
Result Costs to lie where they fall
Main Category Costs
Statutes ERA;ERA Second Schedule cl15
Cases Cited Bluestar Print Group (NZ) Ltd v Mitchell [2010] ERNZ 446;Harvey Norman Stores (NZ) Pty Ltd v Boult [2014] NZEmpC 28;Health Waikato Ltd v Elmsly [2004] 1 ERNZ 172;Jackson v Moyes Motor Group Ltd [2005] 1 ERNZ 504;Mattingly v Strata Title Management Ltd [2014] NZEmpC 15;Ogilvy & Mather (NZ) Ltd v Darroch [1993] 2 ERNZ 943;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808;Woodward v Totally Boating 2004 Ltd [2014] NZERA Christchurch 21
Number of Pages 7
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