Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 244/08
Determination date 10 July 2008
Member V Campbell
Representation K Beck ; R McIlraith
Location Auckland
Parties Pulp & Paper Industry Council of the Manufacturing and Construction Workers Union v Norske Skog Tasman Ltd
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for removal to Employment Court (“EC”) - Applicant applied to have employment relationship problem over alleged breaches of good faith and contract removed to EC under s178 Employment Relations Act 2000 (“ERA”) - Respondent consented to removal as similar related issues already before EC - Authority found as issues already before EC based on identical facts to present issues requirements of s178(2)(c) ERA satisfied - 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 ; Costs reserved
Main Category Practice & Procedure
Statutes ERA s178;ERA s178(2)(c)
Cases Cited Cocks v Foote Cone & Belding Ltd [1994] 1 ERNZ 180;United Food & Chemical Workers Union of NZ v Talley [1992] 1 ERNZ 756
Number of Pages 2
PDF File Link: aa 244_08.pdf [pdf 15 KB]