| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 66/10 |
| Hearing date | 9 Mar 2010 |
| Determination date | 13 April 2010 |
| Member | P R Stapp |
| Representation | P Cranney, A Connor ; E Butcher |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Finsec Inc v Bank of New Zealand |
| Summary | DISPUTE – Respondent claimed entitled to deny access for union officials to walk desk to desk because of confidential and sensitive information relating to customers’ lifestyle and health personal information – Respondent claimed not denying access but requiring access in terms of security policy – Respondent claimed would provide room and facility for access – Premises used for insurance underwriting contained to one floor and carried out in open, highly visible space – Applicant argued steps could be taken to avoid any appreciable risk of any disclosure – Authority found room to develop protocols around visits to desks and management of personal information – Found respondent required to allow applicant access to insurance underwriting floor – Found parties should develop protocols to secure area given statutory right of access |
| Result | Question answered in favour of applicant ; No order for costs |
| Main Category | Dispute |
| Statutes | ERA s20;ERA s21;ERA s21(2);ERA s22;ERA s23;ERA s221 |
| Cases Cited | Carter Holt Harvey Ltd v National Distribution Union Inc [2002] ERNZ 239;Foodstuffs (Auckland) Ltd v National Distribution Union Inc [1995] ERNZ 110;McCain Foods (NZ) Limited v Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc [2008] ERNZ 260;Service Workers Union of Aotearoa Inc v Southern Pacific Hotel Corporation (NZ) Ltd [1993] 2 ERNZ 513;Telstra Clear Ltd v NZ Amalgamated Engineering, Printing & Manufacturing Union Inc (unreported) P Cheyne, 31 Aug 2004, CEA 219/04;Unite Incorporated v Independent Liquor (NZ) Limited unreported, M Urlich, 27 Aug 2007, AA 260/07 |
| Number of Pages | 9 |
| PDF File Link: | wa 66_10.pdf [pdf 40 KB] |