| Summary |
COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Successful arrears of wages and holiday pay claim - Successful compliance order application - Two day investigation meeting - Applicant sought contribution to costs of $6,145 plus disbursements of $2,625 - Applicant legally aided - No costs submissions received from respondent - Authority found costs to follow the event - Authority found costs sought reasonable as well within commercial rate that would otherwise have been charged but for legal aid and accorded with tariff approach to costs in Authority - Respondents to jointly and severally pay applicant $6,145 contribution to costs - Authority accepted claim for disbursements for filing fee, photocopying and office expenses, service agent fee, registered post service and Authority hearing fee - Found video conferencing expenses incurred for applicant’s convenience and expense should not be imposed on respondents - Respondents to jointly and severally pay applicant $623 disbursements |