| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 31/07 |
| Hearing date | 28 Feb 2007 |
| Determination date | 01 March 2007 |
| Member | D Asher |
| Representation | P McBride ; A Scott-Howman |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Bachelor & 35 Ors v Secretary for Justice, Ministry of Justice |
| Summary | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for removal to Employment Court - Central question concerned salary review obligations under employment agreements and remuneration policy - Applicants submitted in public interest as involved senior Crown employees bringing sizable claim and recourse to Court inevitable - Application opposed by respondent - Task before Authority not novel or unusual - Routine examination of individual circumstances and interpretation of employment policy and its application to employees - No important question of law - Unlikely to impact significantly on employment law generally - Very late application - Investigation meeting set down - Challenge to Authority's determination not inevitable - Application declined |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Main Category | Practice & Procedure |
| Statutes | ERA s178(2)(a);ERA s178(2)(b);ERA s178(2)(c) |
| Cases Cited | Hanlon v International Educational Foundation [1995] 1 ERNZ 1 |
| Number of Pages | 6 |
| PDF File Link: | wa 31_07.pdf [pdf 23 KB] |