| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 21A/10 |
| Determination date | 09 June 2010 |
| Member | D King |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Yong v The O'Brien Group Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance – One day investigation meeting – Respondent sought $5,000 plus disbursements as reasonable contribution to costs – Respondent claimed incurred legal costs to defend unmeritorious personal grievance – Claimed investigation aided by respondent’s well prepared submissions – No costs submissions received from applicant – Authority found notional daily rate applied – Found respondent entitled to reasonable contribution - Found present case not appropriate to increase notional daily rate – Applicant ordered to pay respondent $3,500 reasonable contribution to costs plus $647 disbursements – Costs in favour of respondent |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($3,500) ; Disbursements in favour of respondent ($647.82) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Cases Cited | PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 21a_10.pdf [pdf 13 KB] |