| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 235A/07 |
| Determination date | 10 December 2007 |
| Member | M Urlich |
| Representation | A Lloyd, I Foote, A Halloran ; A Shaw, A Shakespeare |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Green and Ors v Rendezvous Hotels (NZ) Ltd |
| Other Parties | Grant, Wecke, Liu |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful personal grievance - 2ï¾½ day investigation meeting - Four applicants sought costs - First applicant's total costs were $10,026 plus disbursements and sought full indemnity costs - Applicant argued settlement offer rejected by respondent should be considered when awarding costs - Daily tariff approach not appropriate given settlement offer by first applicant - Respondent ordered to pay first applicant $8,270 in costs - Other applicants' costs totalled $70,000 and sought contribution of $15,000 each plus full disbursements of $1,652 - Respondent argued costs excessive as they tried to settle matter - Settlement offer by respondent came after significant costs incurred by applicants' given no weight - Daily tariff approach appropriate for other applicants - Contribution to costs awarded to applicants' of $7,000 each plus disbursements of $500 |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicants' ($8,000 - First applicant), ($7,000 - each to remaining three applicants'); Disbursements ($720) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA Second Schedule JCL |
| Cases Cited | Green & Ors v Rendezvous Hotels (NZ) Ltd unreported, M Urlich, 6 August 2007, AA 235/07;PBO Ltd(formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808;Watson v NZ Electrical Traders Ltd unreported, Colgan CJ, 24 November 2006, AC 64/06 |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 235a_07.pdf [pdf 19 KB] |