| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 19A/10 |
| Determination date | 21 July 2010 |
| Member | A Dumbleton |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Leevey v Newmarket Guard Services Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Unsuccessful arrears of holiday pay claim - Length of investigation meeting not specified - Respondent sought full costs of $9,136 - Applicant claimed costs award against him would increase significant financial hardship already experiencing - Authority found nothing to justify full costs award - However, found respondent entitled to reasonable contribution to costs - Found part of costs claimed related to mediation - Found notional daily rate appropriate - Authority accepted applicant’s evidence experiencing financial hardship and took it into account - Found case relatively straightforward - Applicant to pay respondent $1,850 contribution to costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($1,850) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA s103A;ERA Second Schedule cl15 |
| Cases Cited | Leevey v Newmarket Guard Services Ltd unreported, A Dumbleton, 19 Jan 2010, AA 19/10;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 19a_10.pdf [pdf 15 KB] |