| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 51/01 |
| Hearing date | 20 Jun 2001 -;6 Jul 2001 (5 days) |
| Determination date | 03 August 2001 |
| Member | G J Wood |
| Representation | B Patrick ; J Gibbs |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | NZ Amalgamated Engineering Printing & Manufacturing Union (Inc) v Independent Newspapers Ltd |
| Other Parties | Wellington Newspapers Ltd, Christchurch Press Company Ltd, Waikato & King Country Press Ltd, Nelson Mail Ltd, Herald Communications Ltd, Southland Times Company, Taranaki Newspapers Ltd, Manawatu Standard Ltd, Independent News Auckland, Marlborough Express Newspaper Company Ltd |
| Summary | BARGAINING - Duty of good faith - Compliance order sought - Bargaining initiated for multi-employer collective agreement - Employer expressed reluctance for MECA - Alleged no intention to bargain for MECA - Failed to agree on location for bargaining meeting - Alleged most cost effective venue created perception of management affecting outcome - No valid reasons for avoiding effective and efficient venue - Amounted to breach of duty of good faith - Ninth respondent refused to bargain - Had closed mind - Effective intention to refuse to consider proposals was in breach of good faith obligations - Bargaining to continue despite stalemate - Ninth respondent to fully and properly consider claims for MECA - All respondents to meet in Wellington to bargain for a MECA |
| Result | Application granted ; Compliance ordered ; Costs reserved |
| Statutes | Code of Good Faith;Code of Good Faith cl2.2(h);Code of Good Faith cl4.7;ERA s4(1)(b);ERA s4(4);ERA s5;ERA s31;ERA s31(d);ERA s31(e);ERA s32;ERA s32(1);ERA s32(1)(a);ERA s32(1)(b);ERA s32(1)(c);ERA s32(1)(d);ERA s32(3)(c);ERA s33;ERA s34;ERA s35;ERA s39;ERA s40(2);ERA s42;ERA s45;ERA s45(6);ERA s47;ERA s47(2);ERA s47(6)(b);ERA s138(6);ERA s140(6);ERA s177;ERA s178;ERA s244;ERA Part 5;ILO Convention 87;ILO Convention 98 |
| Cases Cited | Baguley v Coutts Cars Ltd [2000] 2 ERNZ 409;Bradley v Attorney-General (1988) 2 NZELC 96,360;John v Rees [1970] Ch 345;New Zealand Airline Pilots Association IUOW v Mount Cook Group Limited [1992] 3 ERNZ 355;NZ Workers IUOW v Puddy [1989] 1 NZILR 164;Royal Oak Mines v Canada Labour Relations Board 133 DLR (4th) 129;Tutty v AC Blackmore Ltd [1999] 1 ERNZ 587;Western Excavating (ECC) Ltd v Sharp [1978] 1 All ER 713 |
| Number of Pages | 27 |
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