| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 23A/10 |
| Determination date | 01 March 2010 |
| Member | R A Monaghan |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Whyte v Creative Force Media Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Unsuccessful arrears of holiday and penalty claims - One day investigation meeting - Applicant sought contribution of $2,000 to $3,000 to costs based on notional daily rate for one day investigation meeting - Applicant’s advocate withdrew before investigation meeting and attended meeting as witness only but evidence showed carried out significant amount of preparatory work on applicant’s behalf - Found from evidence not possible to identify whether respondent had valid claim for contribution to costs of professional representation, and if so what amount - Found applicant successful party in personal grievance claim - Found applicant’s claim based on entitlements carried over from previous employer weak and respondent successful party - Found on matter relating to applicant’s holiday pay entitlement parties had similar degrees of success - Found based on overall weighting of areas and degrees of success appropriate for costs to lie where they fall |
| Result | Costs to lie where they fall |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 23a_10.pdf [pdf 13 KB] |