Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2014] NZERA Auckland 273
Determination date 30 June 2014
Member E Robinson
Representation N Bradford (in person) ; N Elsmore
Parties Bradford v Earth Crest Ltd
Summary COSTS - Successful arrears of wages and holiday pay claim and unsuccessful personal grievance claim - Three days investigation meeting - Applicant sought contribution towards costs - Respondent made $8,000 Calderbank offer - Authority found Calderbank offer not made in sufficient time to avert accumulation of additional costs - Found appropriate to order reimbursement of costs of witness attendance at investigation meeting - Respondent to pay applicant $276 contribution towards costs
Result Costs in favour of applicant ($276) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($165.31)(printing and photocopying)($71.56)(filing fee)
Main Category Costs
Statutes ERA Second Schedule cl15
Cases Cited Aoraki Corp Ltd v McGavin [1998] 1 ERNZ 601 ; [1998] 3 NZLR 276;Bradford v Earth Crest Ltd [2014] NZERA Auckland 196;Calderbank v Calderbank [1976] Fam 93;Health Waikato Ltd v Van Der Sluis [1997] ERNZ 236;New Zealand Automobile Assoc Inc v McKay [1996] 2 ERNZ 622;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808;Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee [2001] ERNZ 305
Number of Pages 4
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