Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 266A/04
Hearing date 16 Sep 2004 - 23 Sep 2004 (2 days)
Determination date 26 October 2004
Member R A Monaghan
Representation A Steele ; G Pollak
Location Auckland
Parties Huggard v Charter Mercantile NZ Ltd
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Previous determination ordered respondent to pay applicant two weeks' arrears of wages and dismissed applicant's claim for costs - Determination stayed and investigation effectively re-opened after subsequent information received from respondent - Respondent alleged parties had reached prior settlement about matters in determination - Correspondence produced allegedly showed agreement that respondent would not pay wages and waive its claim for costs - Correspondence showed applicant made counteroffer as wanted to reserve right to challenge unsuccessful personal grievance - Counteroffer not accepted then withdrawn - No settlement - Order confirmed - Respondent's claim for costs in respect of personal grievance out of time
Result Application dismissed ; Orders confirmed ; Costs reserved
Cases Cited Huggard v Charter Mercantile NZ Ltd unreported, R Monaghan, 23 May 2003, AA 149/03;Huggard v Charter Mercantile NZ Ltd unreported, R Monaghan, 26 August 2004, AA 266/04
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