Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 147/08
Determination date 01 October 2008
Member P Montgomery
Representation T Wilton ; N McPhail
Location Christchurch
Parties Jenkins and Anor v Tyco Electronics Limited
Other Parties New Zealand Amalgamated Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for removal to Employment Court - Applicant sought compliance order, arrears of wages, and penalty for breach of good faith provisions of s4(6) and s4A Employment Relations Act 2000 (“ERA”) - Authority found significant legal issues likely to arise in seeking to establish nexus between breach of terms and conditions of employment and breaches of ERA good faith provisions - Another issue was application of term “not inconsistent” with terms of collective agreement - Decision from Court would assist parties materially - Some elements which constituted test case - Matter removed to Court
Result Application granted ; Costs reserved
Main Category Practice & Procedure
Statutes ERA s4(6);ERA s4A
Number of Pages 3
PDF File Link: ca 147_08.pdf [pdf 16 KB]