• Houia v Nga Taonga Tuku Iho I Te Wa Kainga (NTTI) and Ors

    M Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Successful personal grievance and arrears claims - Half day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $4,500 contribution to costs - Appropriate to uplift notional daily tariff to reflect limited…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of applicant ($3,500)
    • 25 November 2016

    • [2016] NZERA Wellington 143

  • Talbot v Coriglade Ltd t/a Geeks on Wheels

    M Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE – UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL – Incapacity – Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by failure to provide safe work environment and failure to act as fair and reasonable employer – Applicant…
    Result:
    Applications dismissed ; Costs reserved
  • Maude v Old School Builders (Christchurch) Ltd

    D Appleton [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 - Respondent to pay applicant $2,385 arrears of…
    Result:
    Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
  • Conneely v Madmacman Ltd

    M Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    ARREARS OF WAGES – Applicant sought arrears of wages
    Result:
    Application granted ; Arrears of wages ($6,072) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) ; No order for costs
  • Timoti v Wayne Keenan t/a Keenan Concrete Services

    M Ryan [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    CONSENT ORDER – Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement at investigation meeting – Terms of settlement to be orders of Authority - Respondent to pay applicant $1,500 in monthly…
    Result:
    Consent order granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
  • Dew v Mangamingi Transport, Milling & Contracting Ltd

    M Ryan [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Dismissal of claims
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; No order for costs
  • Kameta v Complete Siteworks Company Ltd

    R Larmer [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    CONSENT ORDER – Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement – 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
  • Sharawi v Algoritmi Educational Trust t/a IQRA Academy School

    R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    CONSENT ORDER – Parties reached agreement on terms of settlement – 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
  • Padilla v Rico Farms Ltd

    M Loftus [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    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
  • PCA v David Orsbourn Medical Services Ltd t/a Enhanceskin

    D Appleton [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    DISPUTE – Whether parties reached binding settlement agreement – After initial settlement offer there was a series of counter offers – Acceptance of offer was not complete and unconditional –…