Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2016] NZERA Auckland 357
Determination date 26 October 2016
Member N Craig
Representation E Kuo ; R Reed
Location Auckland
Parties Zhang v JBG Trading Ltd
Summary COSTS - Successful personal grievance claim - Two day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $7,000 contribution towards costs - Applicant made $3,500 Calderbank offer for respondent to cover costs - Authority found Calderbank offer was reasonable and respondent acted unreasonably in not accepting it - Authority found that both parties had degree of success in substantive determination - Respondent to pay applicant $3,850 contribution towards costs
Result Costs in favour of applicant ($3,850) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
Main Category Costs
Statutes ERA s69ZD - ERA Second Schedule cl15
Cases Cited PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC);Zhang v JBG Trading Ltd [2016] NZERA Auckland 302
Number of Pages 5
PDF File Link: 2016_NZERA_Auckland_357.pdf [pdf 111 KB]