Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No [2018] NZERA Wellington 12
Determination date 05 February 2018
Member M Loftus
Representation JA Burney ; G Ballara
Location Wellington
Parties Guise v Spotless Facility Services (New Zealand) Ltd
Summary COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance claim – One day investigation meeting – Respondent sought $14,000 contribution towards costs – Respondent made $3,000 Calderbank offer – Authority found respondent’s withholding of information did not affect Calderbank offer – Appropriate to uplift daily tariff by fifty per cent – Applicant to pay respondent $5,250 contribution towards costs
Result Application granted ; Costs in favour of respondent ($5,250)
Main Category Costs
Cases Cited Bluestar Print Group (NZ) Ltd v Mitchell [2010 NZCA 385] Fagotti v Acme & Co Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 135, [2015] ERNZ 919 Guise v Spotless Facility Services (New Zealand) Ltd [2017] NZERA Wellington 103 Leota v Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development [2017] NZEmpC 18 Manukau Golf Club Inc v Shoye Venture Ltd Manukau Golf Club Inc v Shoye Venture Ltd [2012] NZSC 109, [2013] 1 NZLR 305 PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC)
Number of Pages 5
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