Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 57A/10
Determination date 09 April 2010
Member P Montgomery
Representation N Hggison ; G Knight
Location Christchurch
Parties Coulson v Ezi Roof NZ Ltd
Summary COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Half a day investigation meeting - Applicant claimed total costs and disbursements of $1,500 - Applicant claimed had it not been for respondent’s attitude costs would have been considerably less - Respondent’s counsel advised no longer instructed by respondent - Authority found costs to follow the event - Found daily tariff approach appropriate - Found given nominal daily tariff of $3,000, relative brevity of investigation meeting, and in light of respondent’s behaviour $1,500 contribution to costs appropriate - Respondent to pay $1,500 contribution to applicant’s costs - ARREARS OF WAGES – Applicant referred Authority to its order that counsel discuss and agree quantum of unpaid wages for week preceding dismissal - Found given withdrawal of instructions by respondent, respondent to pay applicant $424 arrears of wages
Result Arrears of wages ($424.46) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($1,500)
Main Category Costs
Cases Cited Okeby v Computer Associates (NZ) Ltd [1994] 1 ERNZ 613;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808;Reid v New Zealand Fire Service Commission [1995] 2 ERNZ 38
Number of Pages 2
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