| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 63/03 |
| Determination date | 11 March 2003 |
| Member | A Dumbleton |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Seaman (Labour Inspector) v Javed |
| Summary | COSTS - Withdrawn arrears claim - Sought preparation costs and travel costs for respondent to travel from overseas - Parties should have undertaken mediation - Mediation would have resolved matter without need for costs - Even fundamental issues about the existence of employment relationships were suitable for mediation - Respondent had not been required to travel from overseas - Not unreasonable for owner of business to be required to answer question from Labour Inspector - Costs to lie where they fall |
| Result | Costs to lie where they fall |
| Cases Cited | NZ Amalgamated Engineering, Printing & Manufacturing Union Inc v Carter Holt Harvey Ltd [2002] 1 ERNZ 74 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
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