Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No [2015] NZERA Wellington 5
Hearing date 20 Jan 2015
Determination date 21 January 2015
Member Trish MacKinnon
Representation M Harrop ; B Whyte
Location Wellington
Parties Chand v The Whyte Group Ltd
Summary COMPLIANCE ORDER - Applicant sought compliance with previous Authority consent determination - Failure to pay one required instalment and agreed contribution to applicant's legal fees - Whether respondent agreed to settlement based on misrepresentation by applicant in witness statement - COSTS - Applicant sought $2,080 indemnity costs
Abstract AUTHORITY FOUND -;COMPLIANCE ORDER: Respondent did not enter settlement on basis of applicant's witness statement. Applicant's purported publishing of website occurred after parties agreed restraint of trade in applicant's employment agreement no longer effective. Difficult to understand respondent's dispute of quantum of legal fees. Compliance ordered.;COSTS: Length of investigation meeting not specified. Settlement between parties included provision for indemnification of legal costs incurred by one party in pursuing enforcement action for breach of settlement. Respondent to pay applicant $2,080 indemnity costs.
Result Application granted ; Compliance ordered ; Costs in favour of applicant ($2,080.73) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
Main Category Compliance Order
Statutes ERA;ERA s137(1)(b)
Number of Pages 5
PDF File Link: 2015_NZERA_Wellington_5.pdf [pdf 26 KB]