| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 5/07 |
| Hearing date | 20 Nov 2006 |
| Determination date | 11 January 2007 |
| Member | J Wilson |
| Representation | D Fleming ; P Hodge |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | National Distribution Union v Gordon and Gotch (NZ) Ltd |
| Summary | DISPUTE - Respondent relocated business - Applicant argued under collective employment agreement (CEA") members entitled to negotiate relocation payment - Relocation allowance only negotiable where employee redundant - Some employees advised when appointed operations were to move - Those staff not redundant or entitled to payment - Parties only requested interpretation of CEA - Without evidence of individual circumstances not possible to determine which other employees were redundant and eligible to negotiate relocation payment - Parties to consider, on individual basis, which employees were redundant and level of any payment - Authority outlined factors parties to consider - Leave reserved if unable to determine individual cases" |
| Result | Question answered ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved |
| Main Category | Practice & Procedure |
| Cases Cited | ASTE Te Hau Takitini O Aotearoa Inc v Hampton, Chief Executive of the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic [2002] 1 ERNZ 491;NZ Printing etc IUOW v Sigma Print Ltd [1979] ACJ 297;Post Office Union (Inc) v NZ Post Ltd [1990] 3 NZILR 913;Tuilaepa v Auckland Area Health Board [1992] 2 ERNZ 114 |
| Number of Pages | 5 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 5_07.pdf [pdf 29 KB] |