Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No [2017] NZERA Wellington 61
Determination date 17 July 2017
Member T MacKinnon
Representation JA Burney ; R Harrison
Location Wellington
Parties Clayton and Ors v Board of Proprietors of Solway College
Other Parties Minton, Hefferen
Summary COSTS - Partially successful personal grievance claim - Three day investigation meeting - Respondent sought contribution towards costs - Only third applicant succeeded in personal grievance claim - Authority found applicants’ withdrawn claims increased respondent’s costs and warrants uplift - Found partial success of third applicant’s claim warrants deduction - First applicant to pay respondent $3,500, second applicant to pay respondent $4,655 and third applicant to pay respondent $2,660 contribution towards costs
Result Costs in favour of respondent ($3,500)(first applicant)(payable to respondent) ($4,655)(second applicant)(payable to respondent) ($2,660)(third applicant)(payable to respondent)
Main Category Costs
Statutes ERA Second Schedule cl15
Cases Cited Clayton v Board of Proprietors of Solway College [2017] NZERA Wellington 3;Fagotti v Acme & Co Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 135, (2015) NZELR 1;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC)
Number of Pages 5
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