| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 162/06 |
| Hearing date | 8 May 2006 |
| Determination date | 08 May 2006 |
| Member | Y S Oldfield |
| Representation | M Hammond ; G Cooke |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Greenlea Premier Meats Ltd v New Zealand Meat and Related Union Aotearoa Branch |
| Summary | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Applicant sought interlocutory injunction against respondent preventing it from conducting two union meetings on applicant's site and with applicant's employees on the following day, one during morning shift, one during afternoon shift - Alleged respondent was not complying with s26 of Employment Relations Act 2000 which provided that union must make such arrangements with employer as may be necessary to ensure that employer's business was maintained during any union meeting - Authority identified question of whether it had jurisdiction to deal with an application for injunctive relief of this sort, following BDM Grange Ltd v Parker (cited below) - Applicant filed application to remove matter to Employment Court - Authority of view it was unsafe for it to consider application for injunctive relief and important question of law arose of whether Authority had jurisdiction - Matter removed to Court |
| Result | Application granted ; Matter removed to Court ; No order for costs |
| Statutes | ERA s26;ERA s177;ERA s178 |
| Cases Cited | BDM Grange Ltd v Parker [2005] 1 ERNZ 343 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 162_06.pdf [pdf 48 KB] |