| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2015] NZERA Auckland 197 |
| Determination date | 30 June 2015 |
| Member | R Larmer |
| Representation | T Oldfield ; P Templeton |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Afos Ltd t/a Kiwi Pallets v Brennan |
| Summary | COUNTERCLAIM - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Determination of preliminary issue – Respondent sought to strike out applicant’s claims as frivolous or vexatious |
| Abstract | AUTHORITY FOUND –COUNTERCLAIM - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Parties disputed agreement regarding quantum of holiday pay. Claim needed to be tested to determine whether respondent correctly paid holiday pay. Commission overpayment claim out of time. Applicant failed to put forward sufficient evidence to persuade Authority to exercise discretion to extend time limit and to do so would unreasonable prejudice respondent. Recovery of holiday pay overpayment frivolous depending on whether before or after 1 May 2009. No formal application made to extend time if out of time. Penalty claims filed out of time and no evidence to justify extraordinary circumstances necessitating departure from normal time limits. Commission overpayment, holiday pay predating 1 May 2009 and penalty claims struck out as frivolous or vexatious. Application to strike out partially granted. |
| Result | Application partially granted ; Costs reserved |
| Main Category | Practice & Procedure |
| Statutes | ERA s135(5);ERA s142;ERA s219;ERA s221(c);ERA Second Schedule cl12A;Holidays Act 2003 |
| Cases Cited | Attorney-General v Prince [1998] 1 NZLR 262 (CA;Couch v Attorney-General [2008] NZSC 45, [2008] 3 NZLR 725 ;;Creser v Tourist Hotel Corp of New Zealand [1990] 1 NZILR 1055 (LC);Haig v Edgewater Developers Ltd (No 5) [2012] NZEmpC 189, [2012] ERNZ 543;KVB Kunlun New Zealand Ltd v de Wet [2014] NZERA Auckland 513;Trustees Executors Ltd v Murray [2007] NZSC 27, [2007] 3 NZLR 721;Roberts v Commissioner of Police EmpC Auckland AC33/06, 27 June 2006;STAMS v MM Metals Ltd [1993] 1 ERNZ 115 (EmpC) |
| Number of Pages | 11 |
| PDF File Link: | 2015_NZERA_Auckland_197.pdf [pdf 174 KB] |