Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 369/02
Hearing date 23 Dec 2002
Determination date 31 December 2003
Member A Dumbleton
Representation H White ; C Toogood
Location Auckland
Parties NZ Amalgamated Engineering, Printing & Manufacturing Union Inc v Carter Holt Harvey Ltd
Summary COMPLIANCE ORDER - Redundancy - Genuine redundancies - Order sought that respondent consult with applicant and employees about selection process and implement process fairly - Whether method of selection predetermined - Meaningful consultation in good faith - No intention to mislead about purpose of assessment process - Reasonable opportunity to participate in assessment process - Failure to provide requested information was breach of statutory and contractual obligations - Information requested too late - Unjust to disrupt notice period while information made available - No compliance order - Directed to mediation - Production workers
Result Application dismissed ; Referred to mediation ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s3;ERA s4(4)(c);ERA s101(a);ERA s137;ERA s159(1)(c);ERA s160(3)
Cases Cited Carter Holt Harvey Ltd v National Distribution Union Inc [2002] 1 ERNZ 239;Coutts Cars Ltd v Baguley [2001] ERNZ 660 ; [2002] 2 NZLR 533;Wellington International Airport Ltd v Air NZ [1993] 1 NZLR 671
Number of Pages 10
PDF File Link: aa 369_02.pdf [pdf 76 KB]