| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 37/09 |
| Determination date | 09 February 2009 |
| Member | R A Monaghan |
| Representation | Dunn v Buckley Systems Ltd |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Dunn v Buckley Systems Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance – Respondent sought contribution to costs for expenses incurred in seeking legal advice and loss of labour arising from attendance of three staff members who gave evidence at investigation meeting – Respondent also sought costs for attendance of general manager as advocate for respondent – Authority found invoices provided by respondent very generalised and did not refer to applicant personal grievance – However, accepted total allocated to matter for purpose of advice and guidance by advocate very modest – Found respondent’s advocate entitled to recover some of cost spent acting – Authority found no ability to recover in costs wages paid to employees to attend investigation meeting as witnesses – Applicant ordered to pay respondent $1,000 as contribution to costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($1,000) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 37_09.pdf [pdf 13 KB] |