| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 56A/10 |
| Determination date | 15 April 2010 |
| Member | Y S Oldfield |
| Representation | M Matthew ; T Allsebrook |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Mikolajczyk v Plus Pac Packaging Solutions Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful personal grievance - One day investigation meeting - Applicant claimed total costs of $7,120 - Applicant sought increased or indemnity costs - Applicant claimed respondent’s conduct outrageous and added unnecessarily to time and costs incurred by applicant - Applicant claimed respondent made scandalous allegations against applicant and her husband that had no relevance to matter - Claimed having to deal with allegations increased costs - Respondent claimed not represented and genuinely believed issues raised relevant - Authority found respondent did raise number of irrelevant issues in witness statements - However, did not accept impacted on costs as at preliminary telephone conference Authority made clear applicant’s husband did not have to respond to certain allegations - Found matter not factually or legally complex - Found daily tariff approach appropriate - Respondent to pay applicant $2,500 contribution to costs of $2,500 plus filing fee |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($2,500) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(Filing fee) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 56a_10.pdf [pdf 15 KB] |