| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 65/01 |
| Determination date | 06 June 2001 |
| Member | R A Monaghan |
| Representation | D Broadmore & P McBride ; P Cranney |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | New Zealand Fire Service v New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union on behalf of Kevin Barbara |
| Summary | DISPUTE - Dispute about procedure to be followed during inquiry - Allegation that delay in dispatching appliance caused by employee falling asleep - Directions on procedure sought - Procedures set out in Personnel Administration Manual - Employee advised of allegations and subsequently denied them - Respondent union refused to attend meeting - Requested further information - Failed to provide suitable times and dates for meeting - Union adopted confrontational stance - Attempted to create bargaining position by treating allegations as untrue without giving applicant an opportunity to test them - Right to ask employee to answer allegations - Procedures in manual formal, structured and to be strictly adhered to - Allegations to be dealt with before turning to other reasons for delay - Union and employee to attend meeting within 14 days of determination - Union not entitled to set conditions in relation to conduct of meeting or attendance |
| Result | Application granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs |
| Number of Pages | 8 |
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