Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No WA 1/04
Hearing date 20 May 2003 - 23 Oct 2003 (2 days)
Determination date 13 January 2004
Member G J Wood
Representation G Clarke ; G Davenport
Location Wellington
Parties O'Donnell and Ors v New Zealand Post Primary Teachers Association
Other Parties Lamberton, Elliott
Summary DISPUTE - Applicants claimed payment for statutory and deemed holidays provided for in collective agreement - Whether entitled to statutory holidays which fell on days not otherwise working days - Applicants paid for statutory holidays after issue first raised - Present dispute after change of personnel - Applicants entitled to holidays on dates claimed pursuant to collective agreement - Appropriate daily pay rate of zero for holidays on which worker did not ordinarily work - Not entitled to payment by way of custom and practice - No previous settlement of dispute that would have assisted applicant's present claim - Part-time secretarial workers
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Cases Cited Auckland Harbour Board v NZ Harbours IUOW [1988] NZILR 702;NZ Merchant Service Guild IUOW v NZ Rail Ltd [1991] 2 ERNZ 587
Number of Pages 5
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