| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | [2014] NZERA Christchurch 167 |
| Determination date | 24 October 2014 |
| Member | D Appleton |
| Representation | L Ryder, J Goldstein ; R Harrison |
| Parties | Coulthard v Tony's Tyre Service Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS – Successful personal grievance claim – Two days investigation meeting – Applicant sought $19,316 indemnity costs – Applicant made $13,750 Calderbank offer – Authority found appropriate to consider holiday pay and interest awarded to applicant in determining whether applicant’s awards exceeded Calderbank offer – Found applicant not required to beat Calderbank offer by significant amount – Found indemnity costs inappropriate but appropriate to increase notional daily tariff to reflect respondent’s rejection of Calderbank offer – Respondent to pay applicant $12,000 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($12,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)($306.66)(hearing fee) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA Second Schedule cl15 |
| Cases Cited | Bluestar Print Group (NZ) Ltd v Mitchell [2010] ERNZ 446;Booth v Big Kahuna Holdings Ltd [2014] NZEmpC 43;Coulthard v Tony’s Tyre Service Ltd [2014] NZERA Christchurch 142;Harvey Norman Stores (NZ) Pty Ltd v Boult [2014] NZEmpC 28;Health Waikato Ltd v Elmsly [2004] 1 ERNZ 172;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;Watson v New Zealand Electrical Traders Ltd t/a Bray Switchgear (2006) 4 NZELR 59 |
| Number of Pages | 7 |
| PDF File Link: | 2014_NZERA_Christchurch_167.pdf [pdf 166 KB] |