Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No [2016] NZERA Christchurch 195
Determination date 31 October 2016
Member D Appleton
Representation A Sharma ; K Murray, S Boyce
Location Christchurch
Parties Van Den Tillaart v MBS (2008) Ltd t/a Nelson Beauty Therapy
Other Parties MBS (2008) Ltd t/a Nelson Beauty Therapy v Van Den Tillaart
Summary COSTS - Successful personal grievance, penalty and arrears of holiday pay claim - Three day investigation meeting - Applicant sought contribution towards costs - Applicant made two Calderbank offers - Authority found Calderbank offers reasonable and less than sum eventually awarded to applicant - Authority found not reasonable for respondent to reject Calderbank offers - Authority found appropriate to uplift notional daily tariff - Respondent to pay applicant $18,000 contribution towards costs for substantive proceedings - Respondent to pay applicant $500 contribution towards costs for costs proceedings
Result Costs in favour of applicant ($18,500) ; Disbursements ($71.56)(filing fee)
Main Category Costs
Statutes ERA Second Schedule cl15 - Holidays Act 2003
Cases Cited Banks v Hockey Manawatu Inc [2016] NZEmpC 97;Bluestar Print Group (NZ) Ltd v Mitchell [2010] NZCA 385, [2010] ERNZ 446;Fagotti v Acme & Co Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 135, (2015) NZELR 1;Ogilvy & Mather (New Zealand) Ltd v Darroch [1993] 2 ERNZ 943 (EmpC);PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC)
Number of Pages 7
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