| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 2A/06 |
| Determination date | 21 February 2006 |
| Member | A Dumbleton |
| Representation | M Ryan ; S Langton |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Fox v General Distributors Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - 1ï¾½ day investigation meeting - Respondent sought contribution of $4,500 to costs - Some weight given to delays caused by applicant's management of his witnesses - Applicant alleged award of $1,500 to $2,000 appropriate - No evidence to support applicant's claim of financial hardship - Being relatively wealthy not a reason on its own to make a party bear entire cost of responding to unsuccessful claim - Case contained a little more depth of fact than normal but no unusual difficultly in matters of law - Appropriate award of costs $2,800 |
| Result | Costs in favour of the respondent ($2,800) |
| Statutes | ERA Second Schedule cl15 |
| Cases Cited | PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 2a_06.pdf [pdf 167 KB] |