Cost of PG
Jean Roberts made this Official Information request to Maritime New Zealand
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From: Jean Roberts
Dear Maritime New Zealand,
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?
Yours faithfully,
Jean Roberts
From: Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Good morning Jean,
Unfortunately, your request regarding personal grievances (below) was not
received by us until 18 December 2023, when we found it on the FYI site.
After we saw your request on the FYI site, we checked both our inbox and
our junk/spam folder, but have not been able to locate your original OIA
request.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and in
any event no later than 7 February 2024 being 20 working days after the
day your request was received (18 December). 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 queries regarding your request, please don’t hesitate to
contact us.
Kind regards
Anna Dwen | Senior Advisor, Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Nô te rere moana Aotearoa
W [1]www.maritimenz.govt.nz
Dear Maritime New Zealand,
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?
Yours faithfully,
Jean Roberts
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From: Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Good afternoon Jean,
Further to my email below, would you please clarify your interpretation of
question 3, i.e. what do you consider to be a “successful mediation”?
The 20-working day response time starts from when we receive your
clarification, so if you could respond as soon as possible, we can ensure
a timely response.
Kind regards
Anna Dwen | Senior Advisor, Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Nô te rere moana Aotearoa
W [1]www.maritimenz.govt.nz
From: Ministerial Services <[Maritime New Zealand request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 19 December 2023 10:12 am
To: [FOI #25070 email]
Cc: Ministerial Services <[Maritime New Zealand request email]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of OIA request - Jean Roberts re PGs
Good morning Jean,
Unfortunately, your request regarding personal grievances (below) was not
received by us until 18 December 2023, when we found it on the FYI site.
After we saw your request on the FYI site, we checked both our inbox and
our junk/spam folder, but have not been able to locate your original OIA
request.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and in
any event no later than 7 February 2024 being 20 working days after the
day your request was received (18 December). 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 queries regarding your request, please don’t hesitate to
contact us.
Kind regards
Anna Dwen | Senior Advisor, Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Nô te rere moana Aotearoa
W [2]www.maritimenz.govt.nz
Dear Maritime New Zealand,
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?
Yours faithfully,
Jean Roberts
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From: Jean Roberts
Dear Ministerial Services,
Succesful mediation are those that resulted in settlement or did not reach ERA.
Yours sincerely,
Jean Roberts
From: Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Thank you, Jean.
Anna Dwen | Senior Advisor, Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Nō te rere moana Aotearoa
W www.maritimenz.govt.nz
-----Original Message-----
From: Jean Roberts <[FOI #25070 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 19 December 2023 4:49 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[Maritime New Zealand request email]>
Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: Clarification sought on your request: Jean Roberts re PGs (F33867)
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Dear Ministerial Services,
Succesful mediation are those that resulted in settlement or did not reach ERA.
Yours sincerely,
Jean Roberts
-----Original Message-----
Good afternoon Jean,
Further to my email below, would you please clarify your interpretation of question 3, i.e. what do you consider to be a “successful mediation”?
The 20-working day response time starts from when we receive your clarification, so if you could respond as soon as possible, we can ensure a timely response.
Kind regards
Anna Dwen | Senior Advisor, Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Nô te rere moana Aotearoa
W [1]www.maritimenz.govt.nz
From: Ministerial Services <[Maritime New Zealand request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 19 December 2023 10:12 am
To: [FOI #25070 email]
Cc: Ministerial Services <[Maritime New Zealand request email]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of OIA request - Jean Roberts re PGs
Good morning Jean,
Unfortunately, your request regarding personal grievances (below) was not received by us until 18 December 2023, when we found it on the FYI site.
After we saw your request on the FYI site, we checked both our inbox and our junk/spam folder, but have not been able to locate your original OIA request.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and in any event no later than 7 February 2024 being 20 working days after the day your request was received (18 December). 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 queries regarding your request, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards
Anna Dwen | Senior Advisor, Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Nô te rere moana Aotearoa
W [2]www.maritimenz.govt.nz
Dear Maritime New Zealand,
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?
Yours faithfully,
Jean Roberts
This email message and any accompanying attachments do not necessarily reflect the views of Maritime New Zealand and may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disseminate, distribute or copy this email message or its attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by email immediately, and erase all copies of this message and attachments. Thank you. Address: Maritime New Zealand, Level 11, 1 Grey Street, Wellington 6011, PO Box 25620, Wellington 6140,
Tel: 0508 22 55 22 (04 473 0111) Fax: 04 494 1263. www.maritimenz.govt.nz For official information requests, please email [email address].
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From: Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Good morning Jean,
Please find attached our decision on your request.
Kind regards
Anna Dwen | Senior Advisor, Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Nô te rere moana Aotearoa
W [1]www.maritimenz.govt.nz
From: Ministerial Services <[Maritime New Zealand request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 19 December 2023 10:12 am
To: [FOI #25070 email]
Cc: Ministerial Services <[Maritime New Zealand request email]>
Subject: In FileM8: Acknowledgement of OIA request - Jean Roberts re PGs
Good morning Jean,
Unfortunately, your request regarding personal grievances (below) was not
received by us until 18 December 2023, when we found it on the FYI site.
After we saw your request on the FYI site, we checked both our inbox and
our junk/spam folder, but have not been able to locate your original OIA
request.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and in
any event no later than 7 February 2024 being 20 working days after the
day your request was received (18 December). 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 queries regarding your request, please don’t hesitate to
contact us.
Kind regards
Anna Dwen | Senior Advisor, Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Nô te rere moana Aotearoa
W [2]www.maritimenz.govt.nz
Dear Maritime New Zealand,
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?
Yours faithfully,
Jean Roberts
This email message and any accompanying attachments do not necessarily
reflect the views of Maritime New Zealand and may contain information that
is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you are not the
intended recipient, you must not use, disseminate, distribute or copy this
email message or its attachments. If you have received this message in
error, please notify the sender by email immediately, and erase all copies
of this message and attachments. Thank you. Address: Maritime New Zealand,
Level 11, 1 Grey Street, Wellington 6011, PO Box 25620, Wellington 6140,
Tel: 0508 22 55 22 (04 473 0111) Fax: 04 494 1263. www.maritimenz.govt.nz
For official information requests, please email
[email address].
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