| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | [2016] NZERA Wellington 11 |
| Determination date | 22 January 2016 |
| Member | Michele Ryan |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Robinson v Pacific Seals (NZ) Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS – Successful personal grievance claim and unsuccessful breach of contract claim – Two day investigation meeting – Applicant sought $10,000 contribution to costs or uplift in notional daily tariff to $6,500 – Calderbank offer found not to be valid – Authority reduced notional daily tariff to reflect applicant’s prolonging of investigation – Respondent to pay applicant $5,500 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($5,500) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA Second Schedule cl15;Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 |
| Cases Cited | Fagotti v Acme Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 135;Ogilvy & Mather (NZ) Ltd v Darroch [1993] 2 ERNZ 943 (EmpC);PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC);Robinson v Pacific Seals (NZ) Limited [2013] NZERA Wellington 101;Sai Systems Ltd v Bird [2015] NZEmpC 13 |
| Number of Pages | 5 |
| PDF File Link: | 2016_NZERA_Wellington_11.pdf [pdf 170 KB] |