| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 205/06 |
| Determination date | 16 June 2006 |
| Member | D King |
| Representation | J Burley ; P Swarbrick |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | WIlliams v The Warehouse Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - One day investigation meeting - Respondent sought indemnity costs of $13,695 - Alternatively sought contribution of $8,000 plus $150 disbursements - Not an appropriate case for indemnity costs - Authority calculated reasonable costs of $8,000 by applying hourly rate of $250 to 32 hours appearance and preparation time - Making of Calderbank offer was significant factor in departing from notional daily rate |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($5,000) ; Disbursements ($150) |
| Cases Cited | Julian v Air NZ Ltd [1994] 2 ERNZ 88;NZALPA v Registrar of Unions [1989] 2 NZILR 550;Okeby v Computer Associates (NZ) Ltd [1994] 1 ERNZ 613;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808;Shanks v Agar (t/a Rod Agar & Co) [1996] 2 ERNZ 578;Victoria University v Alton-Lee [2001] 1 ERNZ 305 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 205_06.pdf [pdf 12 KB] |