Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2015] NZERA Auckland 363
Determination date 20 November 2015
Member Robin Arthur
Representation E Miles ; R Upton
Location Auckland
Parties Halwala v Mighty River Power Ltd
Summary COSTS – Successful personal grievance claim and unsuccessful recovery of monies counterclaim – Two day investigation meeting - Applicant sought uplift in notional daily tariff to acknowledge respondent’s document requirements and failure to comply with Authority timeframes – Respondent sought reversal of costs burden to acknowledge that applicant’s unjustified dismissal claim failed – Authority found appropriate to apply notional daily tariff – Respondent to pay applicant $7,000 contribution towards costs
Result Costs in favour of applicant ($7,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($188)(bureau fees and document production)
Main Category Costs
Cases Cited Booth v Big Kahuna Holdings Limited [2015] NZEmpC 4;Fagotti v Acme Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 135;Halwala v Mighty River Power Ltd [2015] NZERA Auckland 288;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);Stevens v Hapag-Lloyd (NZ) Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 28
Number of Pages 5
PDF File Link: 2015_NZERA_Auckland_363.pdf [pdf 162 KB]