| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2015] NZERA Auckland 267 |
| Determination date | 04 September 2015 |
| Member | Anna Fitzgibbon |
| Representation | G Bennett ; D Luttig |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | La v Alpha Laboratories (NZ) Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS – Unsuccessful counterclaim to strike out application – Less than half day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $1,000 contribution towards costs – Authority found appropriate to award uplift in notional daily tariff as respondent’s claim lacked merit – Respondent to pay applicant $1,000 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($1,000) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA Second Schedule cl12A;ERA Second Schedule cl15 |
| Cases Cited | Carter Holt Harvey Ltd v Eastern Bays Independent Industrial Workers Union [2011] NZEmpC 13;Fifita (aka Bloomfield) v Dunedin Casinos Ltd [2012] NZERA Christchurch 219;La v Alpha Laboratories (NZ) Ltd [2015] NZERA Auckland;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC) |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
| PDF File Link: | 2015_NZERA_Auckland_267.pdf [pdf 159 KB] |