• Naturex Ltd v Rogers

    D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS – Unsuccessful restraint of trade application – Half day investigation meeting – Respondent sought $6,000 contribution to total costs of over $15,000 – Respondent claimed offered undertakings that would…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of respondent ($4,000)
  • Matthews v Hamilton City Council

    D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Length of investigation meeting not specified - Applicant sought full indemnity costs of $11,417 - Authority found while costs generally follow the event, costs…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of applicant ($5,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($88)
  • Ka v National Pacific Radio Trust Inc.

    D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - One day investigation meeting - Respondent sought $6,865 actual costs - Applicant rejected respondent's Calderbank offer - Authority found costs incurred by respondent subsequent…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of respondent ($4,000)
  • Peters and Anor v Te Roopu Waiora Trust Inc.

    D King [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS – Successful personal grievances – One and a half day investigation meeting – Applicants sought contribution to total costs of $13,930 – Applicants prepared to consider recovery of costs…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of applicants ($1,000)
  • Mills v Avatar Management Ltd t/a Maida Vale Retirement Village

    D Asher [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    COMPLIANCE ORDER – Applicant sought respondent’s compliance with settlement agreement – Applicant claimed respondent’s suggestion to pay sum owing at rate of $500 per month grossly inadequate as would take…
    Result:
    Compliance ordered ; Costs reserved
  • Porter v D & L Investments Ltd

    V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Serious misconduct – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed from graveyard shift with respondent – Respondent questioned applicant when discovered cigarette butts outside workplace doorway – Applicant answered in…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
  • Clothier v Fashion Traders Ltd

    V Campbell [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Redundancy – Applicant claimed unjustified dismissal – Respondent claimed restructuring required for financial reasons – Respondent proposed sales roles to be contracted out – Respondent finalising contract…
    Result:
    Application granted ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($3,000) ; Costs reserved
  • Booth v Total Power Services Ltd

    J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    CONSENT ORDER - Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement at investigation meeting - Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority - Order prohibiting publication of terms of settlement
    Result:
    Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
  • Fryer v Lesley Thompson t/a Riverside Cafe

    R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COMPLIANCE ORDER - Applicant sought compliance with mediated record of settlement - Respondent failed to comply with settlement agreement - Respondent advised no longer in business and had ceased trading…
    Result:
    Compliance ordered ; Costs in favour of applicant ($200) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($70)(Filing fee)
  • Brown v Total Marine Services Ltd

    K J Anderson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE – Application to raise grievance out of time – Applicant claimed unjustifiably dismissed – Respondent claimed applicant raised grievance outside 90 day period and respondent did not…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved