Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2015] NZERA Auckland 332
Determination date 21 October 2015
Member TG Tetitaha
Representation J Saywell (in person) ; D Whitehead
Location Auckland
Parties Saywell v Bowers Farms Ltd
Summary COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance claim – Two day investigation meeting – Respondent sought uplift in notional daily tariff due to costs of extra witnesses – Applicant sought reduction in tariff due to impecuniosity – Authority found appropriate to apply tariff – Applicant to pay respondent $7,000 contribution towards costs
Result Costs in favour of respondent ($7,000)
Main Category Costs
Cases Cited Mattingly v Strata Title Management Ltd [2014] NZEmpC 15, [2014] ERNZ 1;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC);Saywell v Bowers Farms Ltd [2015] NZERA Auckland 156;Stevens v Hapag-Lloyd (NZ) Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 28
Number of Pages 3
PDF File Link: 2015_NZERA_Auckland_332.pdf [pdf 91 KB]