Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No WA 79/09
Determination date 09 June 2009
Member D Asher
Representation P Cranney, A Connor ; G Tayler
Location Wellington
Parties Ripohau v Bridgeman Concrete (Hawkes Bay) Ltd
Summary COSTS - Successful personal grievance - One day investigation meeting – Applicant incurred actual costs of $3,500 – Applicant submitted two thirds contribution of $2,448 including disbursements reasonable – Respondent accepted costs claimed reasonable but believed applicant’s union bore costs of litigation, although union not party to proceedings – Authority considered irrelevant that costs may have been borne by union – Costs to follow event - No reason to depart from normal approach to costs
Result Costs in favour of applicant ($2,300) ; Disbursements ($70)(Filing fee) ; ($78)(office expenses)
Main Category Costs
Cases Cited IHC New Zealand Incorporated v Scott, unreported, Perkins J, 18 Oct 2006, AC 45A/06;PBO Limited (formerly Rush Security Limited) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808
Number of Pages 3
PDF File Link: wa 79_09.pdf [pdf 16 KB]