Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No WA 64/01
Determination date 20 September 2001
Member D Asher
Representation G Pollak ; S Mitchell
Location Wellington
Parties Richmond Ltd t/a Richmond Pacific v Meat & Related Trades Workers' Union of Aotearoa
Summary DISPUTE - Interpretation of collective employment contract - Negotiations between applicant and respondent over variation of staffing levels resulted in written document - Respondent's agreement contingent on other changes to CEC - Applicant refused other changes - Order sought that CEC be varied to reflect written document - Whether Authority had jurisdiction - Dispute concerned application or operation of the CEC - CEC stated that necessary amendments shall be negotiated" - Mandatory requirement - Authority had jurisdiction to order variation - Applicant's refusal to accommodate changes sought by respondent not basis to deny order sought by applicant"
Result Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
Statutes ECA s23;ECA s46;ERA s5;ERA s101;ERA s129;ERA s161(2)(b)
Cases Cited Timbercraft Industries Ltd v Otago & Southland Federated Furniture etc IUOW [1990] 2 NZILR 626;Vaughan v Canterbury Spinners Ltd [2001] ERNZ 399
Number of Pages 18
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