Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 160/04
Determination date 06 May 2004
Member R A Monaghan
Representation S Mitchell ; M Thomas
Location Auckland
Parties Moverley and Anor v Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Incorporated
Other Parties McAneaney
Summary ARREARS OF WAGES - Alleged non-payment of total superannuation contributions - Applicants made redundant - Whether redundancy compensation and final holiday pay included in contributions to superannuation scheme - Redundancy compensation not wages or salary as defined in superannuation trust deed - Compensation amounted to special payment - Not entitled to include payment in superannuation contribution - Alleged holiday pay contribution already paid as built in component in salary contributions - Holiday pay could not be included as built in component of salary contributions - No previous contribution made in respect of holiday pay - Applicants entitled to outstanding amount
Result Application granted ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
Statutes Holidays Act 1981 s13;Holidays Act 1981 s22
Cases Cited Aviation & Marine Engineers Association Inc and Ors v Pacifica Shipping (1985) Ltd unreported, Colgan J, 16 April 2004, AC 23/04;Re New Zealand Seafarers' Union Retirement and Welfare Plans [1996] 1 ERNZ 259
Number of Pages 5
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