Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2017] NZERA Auckland 210
Determination date 19 July 2017
Member A Fitzgibbon
Representation G Finnigan ; M Moncur
Location Auckland
Parties Irwin v AUNZ Investment Group Ltd and Anor
Other Parties Yu
Summary COSTS – Successful personal grievance claim – Half day meeting – Applicant sought $16,019 indemnity costs or $4,500 contribution towards costs – Authority found no reason to award indemnity costs – Appropriate to apply $755 uplift in daily tariff to reflect respondents’ failure to respond to the applicant’s memorandum as to costs – Respondent’s to pay applicant $3,000 contribution towards costs in addition to costs awarded on day of investigation meeting
Result Costs in favour of applicant ($3,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
Main Category Costs
Statutes ERA Second Schedule cl15
Cases Cited Bradbury v Westpac Banking Corporation [2009] NZCA 234;Irwin v AUNZ Investment Group Ltd [2017] NZERA Auckland 162;Irwin v AUNZ Investment Group Ltd [2017] NZERA Auckland 126;Patel v Adamar Holdings Ltd [2014] NZERA 135
Number of Pages 5
PDF File Link: 2017_NZERA_Auckland_210.pdf [pdf 164 KB]