• Baynes Radius Residential Care Ltd

    H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    COSTS – Successful raising personal grievance claim and unsuccessful personal grievance – Less than one day investigation meeting – Respondent sought contribution to $4,112 total costs – Applicant claimed costs…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of respondent
  • Watson v Green Energy Corporation Ltd

    R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Successful personal grievance - One day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $7,151 full costs - Applicant claimed entitled to full costs as made settlement offer which was unreasonably…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of applicant ($5,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
  • Maoate v Allied Investments Ltd t/a Allied Security

    R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance – One and a half day investigation meeting – Respondent sought full costs and claimed applicant’s union had pursued case with ulterior motive to increase…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of applicant ($5,000)
  • Day v Multi Media Services Ltd

    R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Partially successful personal grievance - Length of investigation meeting not specified - Applicant legally aided - No costs memoranda filed by specified date and no application for leave…
    Result:
    No order for costs
  • Whalley v Raynmac Holdings Ltd t/a Cars and More

    R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Matter previously determined on papers - Respondent claimed although investigation meeting not held still incurred significant costs and sought full costs - Authority found…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of respondent ($2,500)
  • Stegen v Autoworx (Cambridge) Ltd

    K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    ARREARS OF WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY - Applicant sought unpaid wages and holiday pay - No appearance for respondent - Respondent no longer trading - Applicant accommodating and forbearing in…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Arrears of wages ($4,629.67) ; Arrears of holiday pay ($7,590.80) ; No order for costs ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
  • Manawatu v te Tai O Marokura Charitable Trust

    H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Abandonment - Applicant claimed was unjustifiably dismissed by respondent – Respondent claimed applicant absent from work without explanation in excess of three days and…
    Result:
    Applications granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages (quantum to be determined) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($12,000 reduced to $9,000) ; Costs reserved
  • Gall v The Derek Corporation Ltd

    J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Redundancy – Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by redundancy process and redundancy sham - Parties agreed to confer on Authority power to make recommendation under…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs to lie where they fall
  • Benton v New Zealand Tertiary College

    R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Redundancy - Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed by respondent - Respondent claimed redundancy genuine - Applicant claimed ulterior motives for redundancy - Authority found no ulterior motives -…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($5,000) ; Costs reserved
  • Drawbridge v Kiwi X Farmers Ltd

    R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Successful personal grievance - One day investigation meeting - Applicant claimed $9,000 contribution to costs - Applicant claimed two days' preparation time should be taken into account when…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of applicant ($3,500) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($115.56)(Filing fee and travel expenses)