| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 74/04 |
| Hearing date | 3 May 2004 |
| Determination date | 09 June 2004 |
| Member | P R Stapp |
| Representation | K Stringleman ; T Cleary |
| Location | Napier |
| Parties | New Zealand Meat Workers and Related Trades Union Inc v Richmond Ltd |
| Summary | DISPUTE - Respondent closed certain department at processing plant - All affected employees redeployed - Collective agreement provided redeployment to be preferred over redundancy - Also provided for offer of voluntary redundancy to 50% of affected employees - Applicant alleged agreement required offer of voluntary redundancies before redeployment - All positions in department redundant - Use of word shall" made redeployment preference mandatory - Voluntary redundancy provision also mandatory but only applied after redeployment had occurred - Respondent entitled to redeploy staff before offering voluntary redundancies" |
| Result | Questions answered in favour of respondent |
| Cases Cited | Group Rentals NZ Ltd v Canterbury Clerical Workers Industrial Union of Workers [1987] NZILR 255;Service and Food Workers' Union Inc & Ors v McCain Foods (NZ) Ltd unreported, G Wood, 23 April 2004, WA 46/04 |
| Number of Pages | 8 |
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