1/08/2024
Jean Roberts
By email to:
[FYI request #27510 email]
Dear Jean
OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT REQUEST 2024/48
On Friday, 5 July 2024 you made a request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA) for the
following information:
1- The number of Personal Grievances raised in your agency 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 agency 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? This includes cases that did not go to ERA, but
was paid compensation according to the Employment Act.
7- How much money was covered by the agency’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 agency (the agency lost), what are the consequences to the
Manager involved in the incident?
Electoral Commission
Level 4, 34-42 Manners Street, PO Box 3220, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Telephone +64 4 495 0030
www.vote.nz | www.elections.nz
Please find answers to your questions below.
Please note that figures for the 2023/24 year included mediation undertaken with temporary
employees who worked at the 2023 General Election. The Electoral Commission employed more
than 20,000 temporary staff in the 2023/24 year to assist with the General Election.
Figures have been provided per financial year: 1 July – 30 June the following year.
1. The number of Personal Grievances raised in your agency in the last 3 years broken down by
year, and categories (for example: Bullying, unjustifiably disadvantaged, constructive
dismissal etc)
Year
Number raised
Category
2023/2024
1
Hurt & Humiliation
5
Unjustifiably disadvantaged
2022/2023
0
N/A
2021/2022
0
N/A
2. (in the last 3 years) The number of Mediation that took place broken down by year
Year
Number raised
2023/2024
11
2022/2023
2
2021/2022
2
3. (in the last 3 years) The number of successful mediation broken down by year
Year
Number raised
Number successful
2023/2024
11
8
2022/2023
2
2
2021/2022
2
2
4. (in the last 3 years) Of the PGs raised, how many went to Employment Relations Authority
broken down by year?
Year
Number went to Employment Relations
Authority
2023/2024
0
2022/2023
0
2021/2022
0
Electoral Commission
Level 4, 34-42 Manners Street, PO Box 3220, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Telephone +64 4 495 0030
www.vote.nz | www.elections.nz
5. (in the last 3 years) How many cases were found against the agency broken down by year?
Year
Number of cases found against the
Commission
2023/2024
0
2022/2023
0
2021/2022
0
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? This includes cases that did not go to ERA, but was
paid compensation according to the Employment Relations Act.
Year
Settlement
2023/2024
$236,440.28
2022/2023
$74,066.06
2021/2022
$45,967.83
7. How much money was covered by the agency’s liability insurance?
Nil
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?
Nil
9. (in the last 3 years) How many ERA cases resulted in reinstatement of employee broken down
by year?
Nil
10. If a case is found against the agency (the agency lost), what are the consequences to the
manager involved in the incident?
Consequences for a manager involved in an incident of this nature would be considered
on a case-by-case basis and would be managed at the discretion of the Electoral
Commission.
Electoral Commission
Level 4, 34-42 Manners Street, PO Box 3220, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Telephone +64 4 495 0030
www.vote.nz | www.elections.nz
In the interests of transparency, we release responses to Official Information Act requests every 3
months. We will publish this response with your personal details redacted.
You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to the Ombudsman if you are
not satisfied with the response to your request. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Lucy Hickman
Deputy Chief Executive Enterprise Services
Electoral Commission
Level 4, 34-42 Manners Street, PO Box 3220, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Telephone +64 4 495 0030
www.vote.nz | www.elections.nz
