| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2017] NZERA Auckland 354 |
| Determination date | 13 November 2017 |
| Member | E Robinson |
| Representation | M Rusk ; M McGoldrick |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Wilkinson v The Farmers Trading Company Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance claim – Two and a quarter days investigation meeting – Respondent sought $18,500 contribution towards costs – Respondent made Calderbank offer – Offer of monetary value and amounted to a genuine compromise – $3,000 uplift of tariff appropriate to account for applicant’s rejection of Calderbank offer – Authority found appropriate to lower daily tariff so as to not impose hardship upon unsuccessful party to proceedings – Applicant to pay respondent $3000 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($3,000) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA Second Schedule cl15 |
| Cases Cited | Bishop v Bennet [2012] NZEmpC 5;Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 (CA);Foai v Air New Zealand Ltd [2013] NZEmpC 50;O’Hagan v Waitomo Adventures Ltd [2013] NZEmpC 58;PBO (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808;Tomo v Checkmate Precision Cutting Tools Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 2;Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee [2001] ERNZ 305 (CA);Wilkinson v Farmers’ Trading Company Ltd [2017] NZERA Auckland 141;Wilkinson v Farmers’ Trading Company Ltd [2017] NZERA Auckland 260 |
| Number of Pages | 6 |
| PDF File Link: | 2017_NZERA_Auckland_354.pdf [pdf 168 KB] |