| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | [2017] NZERA Christchurch 89 |
| Determination date | 09 June 2017 |
| Member | D Appleton |
| Representation | A Kersjes ; P Richardson |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | Flannagan v PMR Holdings Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS – Successful personal grievance claim – Half day investigation meeting – Applicant sought $10,497 contribution towards costs and $545 disbursements – Applicant made two $5,000 Calderbank offers – Authority found not appropriate to award disbursements other than filing fee – Case not unusually complex – Appropriate to apply 50 per cent uplift in daily tariff to reflect respondent’s unreasonable ignoring of Calderbank – Respondent to pay applicant $7,500 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($7,500) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA Second Schedule cl15 |
| Cases Cited | Adams t/a Untouchable Hair & Skin v Brown [2016] NZEmpC 13;Banks v Hockey Manawatu Inc [2016] NZEmpC 97;Bluestar Print Group (NZ) Ltd v Mitchell [2010] NZCA 385;Fagotti v Acme & Co Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 135;Flannagan v PMR Holdings Ltd [2017] NZERA Christchurch 73;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz[2005] ERNZ 808(EmpC);Ogilvy & Mather (New Zealand) Ltd v Darroch [1993] 2 ERNZ 943 (EmpC);Warren Skerrett Investments Ltd v Broad [2014] NZERA Christchurch 3 |
| Number of Pages | 7 |
| PDF File Link: | 2017_NZERA_Christchurch_89.pdf [pdf 169 KB] |