| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | CA 79/09 |
| Hearing date | 29 Oct 2008 |
| Determination date | 11 June 2009 |
| Member | P Montgomery |
| Representation | P Cranney, F Fitzsimons ; P White |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | New Zealand Public Service Association Inc v Asure Quality Ltd |
| Summary | DISPUTE – What constituted “meal break” under Hours of Work Agreement (“HOW”) – Employees’ received allowance if worked continuously for five hours without meal break - HOW provided for 30 minute “smoko” during night shifts – Current practice to provide two 30 minute breaks for meals and two 10 minute “rest breaks” – Authority found current practice and collective employment guidelines showed 30 minute breaks constituted “meal breaks” under HOW – Found “smoko” misleading because natural and ordinary meaning implied “stoppage for rest” – Found employees, not required to work more than 5 hours under collective employment agreement and entitled to break allowances set out in HOW when 5 hour threshold exceeded – Question answered in favour of respondent |
| Result | Question answered in favour of respondent ; Costs reserved |
| Main Category | Dispute |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
| PDF File Link: | ca 79_09.pdf [pdf 27 KB] |