| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 92/08 |
| Determination date | 01 July 2008 |
| Member | G J Wood |
| Representation | P Cranney ; P Chemis |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | New Zealand Meat Workers and Related Trades Union v Taylor Preston Ltd |
| Summary | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for removal to Employment Court (“EC”) - Applicant applied to have employment relationship problem over alleged unlawful discrimination or preference on grounds of union membership by respondent removed to EC - Applicant claimed important questions of law likely to arise other than incidentally, proceedings already before EC dealing with similar issues, and in all circumstances matter should be removed to EC - Respondent consented to removal as similar related issues already before EC - Authority found present matter related to matter already before EC between same parties - Grounds for removal under s178(2)(c) Employment Relations Act 2000 met - As parties already dealing with linked issues before EC more efficient for EC to deal with present matter as well - No other factors mitigated in favour of Authority dealing with issue at first instance - Matter removed to EC |
| Result | Application granted ; No order for costs |
| Main Category | Practice & Procedure |
| Statutes | ERA s178;ERA s178(2)(a);ERA s178(2)(c);ERA s178(2)(d) |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | wa 92_08.pdf [pdf 14 KB] |