| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | CA 75/03 |
| Hearing date | 29 May 2003 - 30 May 2003 (2 days) |
| Determination date | 02 July 2003 |
| Member | P Cheyne |
| Representation | L McLay ; N Soper |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | Service & Food Workers Union v Sanford Ltd Bluff Mussel Division |
| Summary | DISPUTE - Interpretation and application of collective agreement - Compliance order and arrears of wages sought - Whether service allowance payment included in hourly rate for purpose of calculating overtime - Whether time" in "time and a half" included payments other than rates payable - Agreement treated service allowance as additional payment - Not part of hourly rate - Time did not include service allowance - Whether breach of savings provision - No worker to have hourly rate of pay reduced by virtue of operation of collective agreement - Protection was for hourly rate of pay - Provision did not protect earnings" |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Questions answered in favour of respondent ; Costs reserved |
| Cases Cited | In re Inangahua Gold-Miners Award: Interpretation (1918) 19 BA 1194 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
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