22 May 2023
Anthony Jordan
[FYI request #22562 email] Kia ora Anthony
Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-024653
Thank you for your email of 25 April 2023, asking for the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
1.
Number of Personal Grievances for 2023 - 2022 - 2021 made against the ACC
2.
Number of these settled without Mediation
3.
Number Settled with Mediation
4.
Number Settled in the Employment Court
5.
Collective cost to the ACC per respective year
Personal grievances lodged by ACC employees
We have identified discrepancies in the information we previously provided (our reference GOV-019340).
We apologise for this error and have now provided the correct information below.
Withdrawn by the
Settled after
Settled after
Period
Lodged
employee
Court/Legal
Mediation
(Number)
(Costs)
(Number)
(Cost)
(Number)
(Cost)
1 October 2020 – 30 June 2021
18
None
Nil
None
Nil
9
$256,162
1 July 2021 – 30 June 2022
10
None
Nil
1
*
11
$63,704
I July 2022 – 30 April 2023
11
None
Nil
None
Nil
3
$18,000
*
Settled after Court/Legal
costs have been withheld as it would be identifiable and confidential to that
individual
. This decision has been made under section 9(2)(a) of the Act, to protect their privacy. In doing
so, we have considered the public interest in making the information available and have determined that it
does not outweigh the need to protect our staff member's privacy.
If you have any questions about this response
You can email me a
t [email address]. If you are not happy with this response, you can also
contact the Ombudsman vi
a [email address] or by phoning 0800 802 602. Information
about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. Ngā mihi
Sara Freitag
Acting Manager Official Information Act Services
Government Engagement
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