Personal grievances and related matters in 2020
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From: Jim Palmer
Dear Electoral Commission,
The number of Personal Grievances raised in your agency for the year of 2020 and categories (for example: Bullying,
Unjustifiably disadvantaged, constructive dismissal etc)
2- for 2020 the number of Mediations that took place broken
down by year
3- for 2020 the number of successful mediation broken down by
year
4- for 2020, of the PGs raised, how many went to Employment
Relations Authority broken down by year?
5- for 2020 how many cases were found against the agency
broken down by year?
6- for 2020, how much money – in total- were paid to settle
these cases / or pay the fee required by ERA? 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 2020 how much money – in total – were paid to external
Legal consultants to defend the cases filed in ERA or to prepare the
responses?
9- on 2020 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 were
the consequences to the Manager involved in the incident?”
Yours faithfully,
Jim Palmer
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From: OIA Enquiries
Kia ora Jim
We are acknowledging your Official Information request received on Friday
28 February, requesting:
1. The number of Personal Grievances raised in your agency for the year
of 2020 and categories (for example: Bullying, Unjustifiably
disadvantaged, constructive dismissal etc)
2. for 2020 the number of Mediations that took place broken down by year
3. for 2020 the number of successful mediation broken down by year
4. for 2020, of the PGs raised, how many went to Employment Relations
Authority broken down by year?
5. for 2020 how many cases were found against the agency broken down by
year?
6. for 2020, how much money – in total- were paid to settle these cases /
or pay the fee required by ERA? 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 2020 how much money – in total – were paid to external Legal
consultants to defend the cases filed in ERA or to prepare the
responses?
9. on 2020 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 were the
consequences to the Manager involved in the incident?
We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within
the 20 working days.
Ngā mihi,
Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri
PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New
Zealand
Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [1]vote.nz | [2]elections.nz
From: Support <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 28 February 2025 10:15 am
To: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: [OIA] Official Information request - Personal grievances and
related matters in 2020
Here is a request from Jim Palmer
([3][FOI #30251 email]).
From: Jim Palmer <[4][FOI #30251 email]>
Date: Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 7:49 pm
Dear Electoral Commission,
The number of Personal Grievances raised in your agency for the year of
2020 and categories (for example: Bullying,
Unjustifiably disadvantaged, constructive dismissal etc)
2- for 2020 the number of Mediations that took place broken
down by year
3- for 2020 the number of successful mediation broken down by
year
4- for 2020, of the PGs raised, how many went to Employment
Relations Authority broken down by year?
5- for 2020 how many cases were found against the agency
broken down by year?
6- for 2020, how much money – in total- were paid to settle
these cases / or pay the fee required by ERA? 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 2020 how much money – in total – were paid to external
Legal consultants to defend the cases filed in ERA or to prepare the
responses?
9- on 2020 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 were
the consequences to the Manager involved in the incident?”
Yours faithfully,
Jim Palmer
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From: OIA Enquiries
Kia ora Jim
Please find attached the response to your Official Information request.
In the interests of transparency, we release responses to Official
Information Act requests every three months. We will publish this response
with your personal details redacted on [1]elections.nz.
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.
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[2]ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi,
Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri
PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New
Zealand
Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [3]vote.nz | [4]elections.nz
From: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 28 February 2025 11:57 am
To: [FOI #30251 email]
Subject: RE: [OIA] Official Information request - Personal grievances and
related matters in 2020
Kia ora Jim
We are acknowledging your Official Information request received on Friday
28 February, requesting:
1. The number of Personal Grievances raised in your agency for the year
of 2020 and categories (for example: Bullying, Unjustifiably
disadvantaged, constructive dismissal etc)
2. for 2020 the number of Mediations that took place broken down by year
3. for 2020 the number of successful mediation broken down by year
4. for 2020, of the PGs raised, how many went to Employment Relations
Authority broken down by year?
5. for 2020 how many cases were found against the agency broken down by
year?
6. for 2020, how much money – in total- were paid to settle these cases /
or pay the fee required by ERA? 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 2020 how much money – in total – were paid to external Legal
consultants to defend the cases filed in ERA or to prepare the
responses?
9. on 2020 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 were the
consequences to the Manager involved in the incident?
We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within
the 20 working days.
Ngā mihi,
Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri
PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New
Zealand
Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [5]vote.nz | [6]elections.nz
From: Support <[7][email address]>
Sent: Friday, 28 February 2025 10:15 am
To: OIA Enquiries <[8][email address]>
Subject: [OIA] Official Information request - Personal grievances and
related matters in 2020
Here is a request from Jim Palmer
([9][FOI #30251 email]).
From: Jim Palmer <[10][FOI #30251 email]>
Date: Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 7:49 pm
Dear Electoral Commission,
The number of Personal Grievances raised in your agency for the year of
2020 and categories (for example: Bullying,
Unjustifiably disadvantaged, constructive dismissal etc)
2- for 2020 the number of Mediations that took place broken
down by year
3- for 2020 the number of successful mediation broken down by
year
4- for 2020, of the PGs raised, how many went to Employment
Relations Authority broken down by year?
5- for 2020 how many cases were found against the agency
broken down by year?
6- for 2020, how much money – in total- were paid to settle
these cases / or pay the fee required by ERA? 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 2020 how much money – in total – were paid to external
Legal consultants to defend the cases filed in ERA or to prepare the
responses?
9- on 2020 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 were
the consequences to the Manager involved in the incident?”
Yours faithfully,
Jim Palmer
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