OC231030 
 
 
24 January 2024 
 
 
Jean Roberts 
[FYI request #25030 email] 
 
 
Tēnā koe Jean, 
 
I refer to your email/letter dated 5 December 2023, requesting the following under the Official 
Information Act 1982 (the 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) 
 
2021 – One was received. 
 
2022 – One was received. 
 
2023 – Three were received.  
 
For the past 3 calendar years from the 5 personal grievances received they were for constructive 
dismissal and/or unjustified disadvantage. 
 
2 - (in the last 3 years) The number of Mediation that took place broken down by year 
 
One mediation took place in 2021 
No mediations took place in 2022 
One mediation took place in 2023 
 
3 - (in the last 3 years) The number of successful mediation broken down by year 
 
One mediation took place in 2021 
 
4 - (in the last 3 years) Of the PGs raised, how many went to Employment Relations Authority 
broken down by year? 
 
No mediations over the past three calendar years have gone to the Employment Relations Authority 
during 2021, 2022 or 2023 
 
5 - (in the last 3 years) How many cases were found against the Ministry broken down by year? 
 
None 
 
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? 
 
None 
 

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7 - How much money was covered by the Ministry’s liability insurance? 
 
None 
 
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? 
 
None 
 
9 - (in the last 3 years) 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 be considered on a case-by-case basis should this situation present, noting we have not 
had a case found against the Ministry in the past three years. 
 
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of this response by the Ombudsman, in 
accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be found on the Ombudsman’s 
website www.ombudsman.parliament.nz  
 
The Ministry publishes our Official Information Act responses and the information contained in our 
reply to you may be published on the Ministry website. Before publishing we will remove any 
personal or identifiable information. 
 
 
 
Nāku noa, nā 
 
 
Suzanne Williams  
Manager Human Resources 
transport.govt.nz | hei-arataki.nz 
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