| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | [2017] NZERA Christchurch 74 |
| Determination date | 12 May 2017 |
| Member | C Hickey |
| Representation | A Gallagher, G Hall ; J Goldstein |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | A v Raelene and Dean Rees Partnership t/a Raelene Rees Accounting |
| Summary | COSTS – Successful compliance order and penalty claim – One day investigation meeting – Applicant sought $13,300 contribution towards costs – Authority found respondent’s failure to discuss costs and amounts owed, failure to comply with wage and time record obligations, late provision of documents and presentation of additional material unnecessarily increased applicant’s costs – Respondent to pay applicant $5,000 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($5,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA Second Schedule cl15 |
| Cases Cited | Booth v Big Kahuna Holdings Limited [2015] NZEmpC 4;Fagotti v Acme & Co Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 135;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC);Stevens v Hapag-Lloyd (NZ) Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 28 |
| Number of Pages | 9 |
| PDF File Link: | 2017_NZERA_Christchurch_74.pdf [pdf 237 KB] |