| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | CA 25/01 |
| Determination date | 28 June 2001 |
| Member | P Cheyne |
| Representation | I Finlayson ; PD Zwart |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | National Union of Public Employees (Inc) v Healthlink South (an operational division of the Canterbury District Health Board) |
| Summary | BARGAINING - Whether good faith requirements relevant - Memorandum of CEC required similar approach to bargaining as ERA - No resolution so time frame extended - Last meeting 4 October 2000 - Authority had jurisdiction - Respondent decided to discontinue meeting during adjournment - Perceived as change in stance from beginning of meeting - Applicant wrote proposing further meeting - Respondent refused referring to impasse in views - Good faith not explicitly relevant as did not bargain pursuant to notice of bargaining - Situations in which duty of good faith arose not limited by list in s4(4) - Bound by duty of good faith - Memorandum anticipated possibility of no outcome - No breach of good faith - Hospital workers |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs to lie where they fall |
| Statutes | ERA s4(4);ERA s4(5) |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
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