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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