Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No [2013] NZERA Christchurch 135
Hearing date 11 Jun 2013
Determination date 03 July 2013
Member M B Loftus
Representation S Mitchell ; R Gibson
Location Christchurch
Parties Tertiary Education Union and Ors v Vice Chancellor of Lincoln University
Other Parties Gray
Summary DISPUTE – Parties disputed whether applicants entitled to penal payments for work performed following Christchurch earthquakes – Application of collective employment agreement – Applicants worked following earthquakes – Whether work performed by applicants constituted “emergency call out”
Abstract AUTHORITY FOUND –;DISPUTE: Clause applied where emergency and attendance at workplace required outside normal work hours. Applicants not required to report outside normal work hours. Attendance at work not compulsory. Work remunerated properly. Question answered in favour of respondent.
Result Question answered in favour of respondent ; Costs reserved
Main Category Dispute
Cases Cited Vector Gas Ltd v Bay of Plenty Energy Ltd [2010] 2 NZLR 444
Number of Pages 5
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