Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 324/07
Hearing date 15 Oct 2007
Determination date 17 October 2007
Member M Urlich
Representation R Mcllraith ; S Mitchell
Location Auckland
Parties Ports of Auckland Ltd v Maritime Union of New Zealand
Summary BARGAINING – Reference for facilitation – Applicant sought reference for facilitation under s50C(1)(b), (c) and (d) Employment Relations Act 2000 (ERA") - Application not supported or opposed by respondent – Bargaining over previous 10 months involved numerous meetings, mediations and strike action – Respondent’s strike action not protracted in sense of long duration or in sense of numerous rolling strikes aimed at creating chaos – No evidence proposed strike action would have substantial affect on public interest – Parties attended 20 formal bargaining meetings and 15 days of mediation – Several proposals made, rejected and revised - Bargaining unduly protracted and extensive efforts failed to resolve difficulties between parties – Grounds set out in s50C(1)(b) ERA existed – Parties referred for facilitation"
Result Application granted ; Orders accordingly ; No order for costs
Main Category Bargaining
Statutes ERA s42;ERA s50A(1);ERA s50B;ERA s50C(1)(b);ERA s50C(1)(c);ERA s50C(1)(d);ERA s50C(2);ERA s92
Number of Pages 7
PDF File Link: aa 324_07.pdf [pdf 26 KB]