Ref: DOIA 2324-0881

 

Kia ora Jean Roberts,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 20 October 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘I am doing a research on the cost of Personal grievance that the
Government is incurring in the last 3 years. Can I request under the
Official Information Act

 

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)

 

2-      (in the last 3 years) The number of Mediation that took place 
broken down by year

 

3-      (in the last 3 years)  The number of successful mediation broken
down by year

 

4-      (in the last 3 years) Of the PGs raised, how many went to
Employment Relations Authority broken down by year?

 

5-      (in the last 3 years) How many cases were found against the
Ministry broken down by year?

 

6-      (in the last 3 years)  How much money – in total- were paid to
settle these cases / or pay the fee required by ERA broken down by year?

 

7-      How much money was covered by the Ministry’s liability insurance?

 

8-      (in the last 3 years)  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?

 

9-      (in the last 3 years) How many ERA cases resulted in reinstatement
of employee broken down by year?

 

10-   If a case is found against the Ministry (the Ministry lost), what
are the consequences to the Manager involved in the incident?’

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 20 November 2023, being 20 working days after the day your
request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then,
we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.  If you have any
enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][MBIE request email].

 

 

Nâku noa, nâ

Ministerial Services

 

Corporate Services, Finance & Enablement

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  PO Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

References

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1. mailto:[MBIE request email]

Tçnâ koe Jean

 

Please find attached MBIE’s response to your OIA request.

 

Nâ mâtou noa, nâ

 

Ministerial Services | Corporate Services, Finance and Enablement

[1][MBIE request email]

Hîkina Whakatutuki Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011

PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

[2]www.mbie.govt.nz

[3]Values image for email signatures.

 

References

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1. mailto:[MBIE request email]
2. http://www.mbie.govt.nz/

Tēnā koe Jean

 

Thank you for your follow up question.

 

We can advise that decision (SMV v MBIE) was not included in the response,
as the response listed decisions released in each of the three last
complete financial years (2020/2021, 2021/2022, and 2022/2023), whereas
SMV v MBVIE was released in the current financial year (2023/2024).

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Ministerial Services | Corporate Services, Finance and Enablement
Hīkina Whakatautuki Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

15 Stout St, Wellington 6140

[1][email address] | [2]http://www.mbie.govt.nz  

 

 

 

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