| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2014] NZERA Auckland 463 |
| Hearing date | 12 Nov 2014 |
| Determination date | 13 November 2014 |
| Member | R Arthur |
| Representation | D Organ ; No appearance |
| Parties | Sinclair v Datum Connect Ltd |
| Summary | COMPLIANCE ORDER – Applicant sought compliance with parties’ settlement agreement (“SA”) – PENALTY – Applicant sought penalty for respondent’s breach of SA – COSTS – Applicant sought $2,254 indemnity costs – No appearance for respondent |
| Abstract | AUTHORITY FOUND –;COMPLIANCE ORDER: Financial information provided by respondent not sufficient to cross high threshold of establishing that respondent’s financial position required payment of outstanding sums by instalment. Compliance ordered. Authority considered had jurisdiction to award interest on sums ordered to be paid by compliance order. Not appropriate to order interest on outstanding sums given complex calculation and Authority’s decision to make penalty payable to applicant.;PENALTY: Respondent’s failure to make payment on time deliberate action causing harm to applicant. Necessary to maintain confidence in binding nature of SAs. Appropriate to apply global penalty for respondent’s failure to pay compensation and failure to pay legal costs under SA. $500 penalty appropriate.;COSTS: Less than one day investigation meeting. Appropriate to apply notional daily tariff. Respondent to pay applicant $1,000 contribution towards costs. |
| Result | Applications granted ; Compliance ordered ; Penalty ($500)(payable to applicant) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($1,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) |
| Main Category | Compliance Order |
| Statutes | ECA;ECA s40(1)(c)(i);ECA s48;ECA s49;ECA s55(5)(a);ERA;ERA s133(1)(b);ERA s135(2)(b);ERA s136(2);ERA s137;ERA s138;ERA s138(4)(a);ERA s138(4A);ERA s149;ERA s149(4);ERA s151;ERA s174;ERA Second Schedule cl1;ERA Second Schedule cl11 |
| Cases Cited | Harrison v Black Magic Composite Co NZ Ltd unreported, D King, 5 October 2007, AA311/07;House v Independent Power NZ Ltd unreported, A Dumbleton, 10 August 2004, AA250/04;Smith v Virtual Infrastructure Professionals Ltd unreported, R Arthur, 13 November 2008, AA390/08;Stein v Garrard’s (NZ) Ltd unreported, R Monaghan, 8 August 2008, AA287/08;Warburton v Pethybridge unreported, M Urlich, 5 August 2008, AA279/08;Wolfenden v The New Zealand Film and Television School Ltd [1999] 2 ERNZ 21 |
| Number of Pages | 8 |
| PDF File Link: | 2014_NZERA_Auckland_463.pdf [pdf 243 KB] |