| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 40/02 |
| Determination date | 27 February 2002 |
| Member | Y S Oldfield |
| Representation | S Mitchell ; P Swarbrick |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Paterson v New Zealand Post |
| Summary | DISPUTE - Interpretation of collective employment contract - Entitled to service leave after 10 years continuous permanent service - Meaning of continuous permanent service - Employed for four years on casual and temporary employment contracts before status changed to permanent - Contracts ran back to back - Clear that employment continuous - Service interpreted as meaning employment - Not accepted that employment permanent only when position permanent - Permanent interpreted as meaning lasting and ongoing - No agreement during first 4 years that employment relationship ongoing - Employment could have ended at end of any of the short-term contracts - Employment not permanent during first 4 years - Postal worker |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Question answered in favour of respondent ; Costs reserved |
| Number of Pages | 5 |
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