Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2016] NZERA Auckland 187
Determination date 13 June 2016
Member Eleanor Robinson
Representation D Zhang ; J Wicks
Location Auckland
Parties Wang v New World Market Ltd
Summary COSTS – Successful personal grievance claim - One day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $9,000 indemnity costs to reflect rejected Calderbank offer, respondent’s conduct and lack of merit in respondent’s claim – Not valid Calderbank offer – Appropriate to apply uplift in notional daily tariff to reflect extra costs incurred by respondent’s failure to provide wage and time records – Respondent to pay applicant $4,000 costs
Result Costs in favour of applicant ($4,000)
Main Category Costs
Statutes ERA Second Schedule cl15
Cases Cited Calderbank v Calderbank [1976] Fam 93 (EWCA);NZ Automobile Association Inc v McKay [1996] 2 ERNZ 622 (EmpC);PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC);Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee [2001] ERNZ 305 (CA);Wang v New World Market Ltd [2016] NZERA Auckland 124
Number of Pages 5
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