Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 3A/09
Determination date 10 March 2009
Member P Cheyne
Representation W Gilchrist ; P Zwart
Location Christchurch
Parties Gilchrist v White Gold Ltd
Summary COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Applicant sought lost wages and petrol costs in attending investigation meeting, advocacy costs, stationary costs, and lodgement fee - Authority found applicant's advocate made notional claim for expenses incurred - Authority found advocate applicant's mother and had not charged applicant for time and no legal obligation on applicant to pay - Authority found stationary costs also notional - Authority found lost remuneration not recoverable as expenses incurred - Authority found applicant entitled to reimbursement of lodgement fee - ARREARS OF HOLIDAY PAY - In earlier determination Authority determined holiday pay owing but reserved leave if dispute - Authority found $41.92 shortfall and interest owing to applicant
Result Costs in favour of applicant ($70) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($41.92)
Main Category Costs
Statutes ERA Second Schedule cl 15(1)
Cases Cited Murphy t/a Enzo's Pizza v Van Beek [1998] 3 ERNZ 736
Number of Pages 3
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