| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2011] NZERA Auckland 238 |
| Determination date | 03 June 2011 |
| Member | A Dumbleton |
| Representation | P Spanswick ; C Emmens |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Rail & Maritime Transport Union Inc v Quality Marshalling (Mount Maunganui) Ltd |
| Summary | BARGAINING - Application for reference to facilitation - Applicant claimed bargaining unduly protracted and extensive efforts failed to resolve difficulties that precluded parties from entering collective agreement - Respondent neither opposed nor consented to application - Authority found had been two years since bargaining initiated - Found had been various dates on which negotiations and mediation had been held - Found timeline of various events indicated prolonged nature of bargaining - Found bargaining had become unduly protracted given apparently sole remaining issue that parties were finding difficult to resolve - Authority satisfied that extensive efforts, including mediation, had not resolved difficulties and that therefore was appropriate case for facilitation - Application granted |
| Result | Application granted ; No order for costs |
| Main Category | Bargaining |
| Statutes | ERA s50C;ERA s50C(1)(b) |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | 2011_NZERA_Auckland_238.pdf [pdf 9 KB] |