23 January 2024
Jean Roberts
[FYI request #25088 email]
Our reference: OIA23-24 367
Tēnā koe
Official Information Act 1982 Request
Thank you for your enquiry of 8 December 2023, asking for information about personal grievance
claims under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA). Your questions, together with our response
to each, are as follows:
1. The number of Personal Grievances raised in your Ministry, in the last 3 years broken down by
year, and categories (for example: Bullying, Unjustifiably disadvantaged, constructive dismissal
etc)
In the last three years (ended 30 June 2023), there was one personal grievance raised against
Toka Tū Ake EQC in the 2021 financial year. It was a claim of unjustified disadvantage.
2. The number of Mediation that took place broken down by year
One – in 2021.
3. The number of successful mediation broken down by year
One – in 2021.
4. Of the PGs raised, how many went to Employment Relations Authority broken down by year?
None.
5. How many cases were found against the Ministry broken down by year?
Not applicable.
Toka Tū Ake EQC
Level 11, Majestic Centre
100 Wil is Street
Wel ington 6011, New Zealand
Corporate Mail: PO Box 790, Wel ington 6140
Telephone: (04) 978-6400
Claims Mail: PO Box 311, Wellington 6140
Fax: (04) 978-6431
www.eqc.govt.nz
IN CONFIDENCE
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6. How much money – in total- were paid to settle these cases / or pay the fee required by ERA
broken down by year?
No payments were made to settle the case.
7. How much money was covered by the Ministry’s liability insurance?
Nothing was covered by liability insurance.
8. How much money – in total – were paid to external Legal consultants to defend the cases filed in
ERA or to prepare the responses to the case broken down by year?
$739.50 (excl GST).
9. How many ERA cases resulted in reinstatement of employee broken down by year?
None.
10. If a case is found against the Ministry (the Ministry lost), what are the consequences to the
Manager involved in the incident?
This would depend upon the facts and nature of the case.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review this response. The Office of the
Ombudsman can be contacted through their website at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Ngā mihi
Tina Corbett
Senior Advisor Government Relations | Kaitohutohu Hononga Kāwanatanga Matua
