Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 45/07
Hearing date 9 Feb 2007
Determination date 21 February 2007
Member M Urlich
Representation A McInally ; S Hornsby-Geluk
Location Auckland
Parties NZ Amalgamated Engineering, Printing & Manufacturing Union Inc v APN Print NZ Ltd
Summary DISPUTE - Interpretation of collective employment agreement (CEA") -Applicant sought urgent determination of issues - Applicant claimed CEA did not provide for change to shift start time outside span of ordinary hours without agreement - Alternatively, if respondent able to effect change without agreement, claimed effective notice had not been given - Respondent claimed had extensive consultation process, and entitled to give notice of intended change when agreement unable to be reached - Core dispute whether clause enabled variation outside span of ordinary hours of work - Authority to determine whether applicant could change, by consultation and notice, start of day shift - CEA to maintain integrity of parties expressed intention ordinary hours of work to be changed by agreement only - Any changes out side span of hours in Clause 4 must be by agreement of the parties"
Result Question answered in favour of applicant
Main Category Dispute
Number of Pages 3
PDF File Link: aa 45_07.pdf [pdf 25 KB]