Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 77/07
Hearing date 19 Jul 2006
Determination date 15 March 2007
Member J Scott
Representation J Song ; A Fitzgibbon
Location Auckland
Parties Jeong v Hanyang Corporation Ltd
Summary COSTS - Partially successful personal grievance - Less than one day investigation meeting - While applicant unsuccessful in number of claims, did succeed with one significant claim - Calderbank offer made to applicant for exactly same amount as awarded as compensation by Authority - However, applicant succeeded to greater extent than total amount of Calderbank offer as also received lost remuneration, albeit modest amount - Calderbank offer disregarded - Some account had to fact respondent's costs unreasonably added to as had to defend itself against patently meritless claims - In particular Authority noted claim no written employment agreement - Applicant complicit in breach and claim should not have been brought - Low level costs in favour of applicant appropriate
Result Costs in favour of applicant ($1,000)
Main Category Costs
Cases Cited Jeong v Hanyang Corporation Ltd unreported, J Scott, 2 October 2006, AA 307/06;PBO Ltd(formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808;Sangster v Tanner Group Ltd unreported, A Dumbleton, 21 September 2005, AA 193A/05
Number of Pages 2
PDF File Link: aa 77_07.pdf [pdf 14 KB]