| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 301A/09 |
| Determination date | 14 October 2009 |
| Member | M Urlich |
| Representation | M Steele ; W Brown, T Brown |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | O'Donnell v Waahi Paraone Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance – Successful penalty claim – Length of investigation meeting not specified - Applicant sought costs and disbursements totalling $2,020 – Respondent sought total costs of $6,205 – Respondent argued costs incurred from collating wage and time records and attendance at Authority meeting – Authority found applicant’s success at earlier determination “very modest” therefore modest costs award appropriate – Found respondent unsuccessful in defending all applicant’s claims and statutory duty to provide wage and time record upon request – Found $100 contribution to costs in favour of applicant appropriate – Costs award conditional upon applicant providing documents to establish costs actually incurred |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($100) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(Filing fee) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA s130(2);ERA s236;ERA cl15, sch2 |
| Cases Cited | PBO Ltd v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808;O’Donnell v Waahi Paraone Ltd unreported, M Urlich, 26 Jun 2009, AA 301/09 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 301a_09.pdf [pdf 15 KB] |