• Product Placement 2011 Ltd v Cockburn

    R Arthur [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Successful practice and procedure, compliance order, penalty and breach of contract claims - One day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $10,000 contribution towards costs - Applicant made Calderbank…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of applicant ($6,000)
  • Lee v System Controls Ltd

    J Crichton [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Partially successful personal grievance claim - Less than one day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $5,000 indemnity costs - Authority found indemnity costs not appropriate - Found applicant's…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of applicant ($3,500)
  • Downing v Nutra Foods (2011) Ltd

    T G Tetitaha [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    ARREARS OF WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY - Applicant sought arrears of wages and holiday pay - No time and wage records
    Result:
    Application granted; Arrears of wages and holiday pay ($1,480); No order for costs
  • Murphy v Harris

    T MacKinnon [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    COMPLIANCE ORDER - Applicant sought compliance with previous Authority consent determination - COSTS - Applicant sought contribution towards costs - No appearance for respondent
    Result:
    Application granted ; Compliance ordered ; Costs in favour of applicant ($295) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
  • Kemp v Post Haste Ltd

    A Fitzgibbon [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Withdrawn claims - No investigation meeting - Respondent sought $5,704 contribution towards costs - Authority found appropriate for applicant to make contribution towards respondent's costs as respondent incurred…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of respondent ($500)
  • Tozer v Franix Construction Ltd

    A Fitzgibbon [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Respondent sought removal of matter to Employment Court (EC") on grounds EC already had before it proceedings between same parties involving same or similar issues and…
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; No order for costs
  • Puna Chambers Inc v Christensen

    E Robinson [Employment Relations Authority - Auckland]

    Summary:
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application to set aside previous Authority determination - Whether previous Authority determination should be set aside on ground respondent gave fraudulent evidence during course of investigation
    Result:
    Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
  • Hangar v REH Property Management Ltd (t/a Ray White Real Estate)

    T MacKinnon [Employment Relations Authority - Wellington]

    Summary:
    COSTS - Partially successful claims - One day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $6,250 contribution towards costs - Authority found appropriate that costs follow event given applicant succeeded in many…
    Result:
    Costs in favour of applicant ($4,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
  • White v Telecom New Zealand Ltd

    H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    RAISING PERSONAL GRIEVANCE - Whether grievance raised within 90 days - Applicant sought leave to raise grievance out of time - Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by retrospective adjustment of sales…
    Result:
    Application granted (arrears of wages and holiday pay) ; Application dismissed (raising personal grievance) ; Costs reserved
  • Allott v Telecom New Zealand Ltd

    H Doyle [Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch]

    Summary:
    UNJUSTIFIED DISADVANTAGE - Applicant claimed unjustifiably disadvantaged by retrospective adjustment of sales targets and retrospective changes to claiming rules for commission payments - Key client manager
    Result:
    Application granted ; Reimbursement of lost wages ($44,561.37) ; Interest (5%) ; Compensation for humiliation etc ($8,000) ; Costs reserved