| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | [2017] NZERA Christchurch 176 |
| Determination date | 13 October 2017 |
| Member | D Appleton |
| Representation | T Castle ; J Copeland, J Frame |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | Crush v Southern District Health Board |
| Summary | COSTS – Partially successful personal grievance claim – Five day investigation meeting – Applicant sought indemnity costs – Respondent sought $10,696 indemnity costs – Applicant made Calderbank offer for $3,000 compensation plus reimbursement of two weeks’ sick leave and a contribution of $3,500 towards costs – Respondent made Calderbank offer which required applicant to resign - Respondent’s offer strained the concept of Calderbank offer – Applicant’s rejection of Calderbank offer reasonable – Respondent’s rejection of Calderbank offer unreasonable – $1,750 reduction in daily tariff appropriate to reflect applicant’s only partial success – 25% uplift of daily tariff appropriate to reflect respondent’s unreasonable rejection of Calderbank offer – 20% reduction in uplifted costs appropriate to reflect conduct unnecessarily increasing respondent’s costs – Respondent to pay applicant $16,100 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($16,100 plus GST) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($2,460.42)(accommodation, travel and hearing costs) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA Second Schedule cl15 |
| Cases Cited | Blue Star Print Group (NZ) v Mitchell [2010] NZCA 385;Crush v Southern District Health Board [2017] NZERA Christchurch 117;Crush v Southern District Health Board [2016] NZERA Christchurch 126;Fagotti v Acme & Co Limited [2015] NZEmpC 135;Fox v Hereworth School Trust Board [2016] NZEmpC 39;Judea Tavern Ltd v Jesson [2017] NZEmpC 120;Olgilvy & Mather (NZ) Ltd v Darroch [1993] 2 ERNZ 943;PBO Ltd (Formely Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (NZEmpC);Mattingly v Strata Tittle Management Ltd [2014] NZEmpC 15;Rodkiss v Carter Holt Harvey Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 147 |
| Number of Pages | 17 |
| PDF File Link: | 2017_NZERA_Christchurch_176.pdf [pdf 272 KB] |