Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No [2016] NZERA Christchurch 7
Determination date 27 January 2016
Member David Appleton
Representation R Boulton ; P Rogers
Location Christchurch
Parties Riordan v SRS New Zealand Ltd
Summary COSTS – Partially successful personal grievance claim – Two day investigation meeting – Applicant legally aided – Applicant sought an uplift in notional daily tariff – Calderbank offer rejected by applicant – Authority found applicant not successful in principle claim – Found no exceptional circumstances justified costs against applicant – Costs to lie where they fall
Result Costs to lie where they fall
Main Category Costs
Statutes ERA Second Schedule cl15;Legal Services Act 2011 s45(2)
Cases Cited Blue Star Print Group (NZ) Ltd v Mitchell [2010] NZCA 385, [2010] ERNZ 446;Fagotti v Acme Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 135;Ogilvy & Mather (NZ) Ltd v Darroch [1993] 2 ERNZ 943 (EmpC);Riordan v SRS New Zealand Ltd [2015] NZERA Christchurch 190;Stevens v Hapag-Lloyd (NZ) Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 28
Number of Pages 6
PDF File Link: 2016_NZERA_Christchurch_7.pdf [pdf 161 KB]