Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 2/01
Determination date 25 January 2001
Member A Dumbleton
Representation I Finlayson & A McKenzie ; JM Appleyard & J Pearson
Location Christchurch
Parties Roiri & Ors v Asure New Zealand Ltd
Other Parties Kennedy, McCallum
Summary DISPUTE - Interpretation of collective employment agreement - Negotiations for variation of CEA - Payments for work done outside normal hours - Willing to negotiate as long as no greater cost to company financially - Entry into negotiation was on consensual basis - Consideration of practical alternatives - Terms and conditions could only be changed by mutual agreement - Whether employees were unreasonably withholding agreement - Employees could not seek price for negotiating agreement - Not appropriate to order compliance or injunction at that stage - Parties to consider rights and obligations as declared by Authority - Referred back to continue mediation in good faith - Investigation suspended with leave for parties to return
Result Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s81;ERA s86;ERA s87;ERA s129(2);ERA s155;ERA s160(3);ERA s162;ERA s163;ERA s244;ERA s245(1)(b)
Number of Pages 10
PDF File Link: ca 2_01.pdf [pdf 41 KB]