Successful employee not awarded costs as she represented herself…

The Employment Relations Authority upheld a personal grievance claim for unjustified dismissal of a lawyer, but declined to award her costs for representing herself.

The employee sought costs for her time spent representing herself at the investigation meeting. The ERA said the employee was obliged to use her own time to prepare for, travel to, and attend, the investigation meeting.

The ERA held that in representing herself the employee was not entitled to costs of representation.

The ERA awarded just over $200 for filing fees, photocopying, stationary, and courier charges.

Significant lost wages and damages had previously been awarded.

 

Alan Knowsley