| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 130/06 |
| Hearing date | 13 Apr 2006 |
| Determination date | 18 April 2006 |
| Member | J Scott |
| Representation | P Dawson ; no appearance |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Wallace Corporation Ltd v Williams |
| Summary | RECOVERY OF MONIES - Overpayment of wages - No appearance by respondent - Respondent's weekly pay calculated using wrong hourly rate resulting in significant overpayment - Respondent acknowledged overpayment and agreed to repay amount at rate of $75 per week from wages - Respondent abandoned employment before first repayment made - Respondent rebuffed attempts by applicant and Mediation Service to resolve issue - In Statement in Reply respondent impliedly accepted overpayment occurred but denied liable to repay it - Order directing respondent to pay sum owed - COSTS - Respondent to bear some responsibility for costs incurred because of his refusal to cooperate to resolve issue - Length of investigation meeting not specified - Applicant entitled to $500 contribution towards actual costs of $1,867 |
| Result | Application granted ; Orders accordingly ; Recovery of monies ($3,542.79) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($500) |
| Statutes | ERA s161;ERA Second Schedule cl12 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 130_06.pdf [pdf 14 KB] |