Affco NZ Ltd v NZ Meat Workers & Related Trade Unions Inc

[2017] NZSC 30

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND

SC 131/2016
[2017] NZSC 30

BETWEEN	AFFCO NEW ZEALAND LIMITED Applicant
AND	NEW ZEALAND MEAT WORKERS AND RELATED TRADES UNION INCORPORATED First Respondent
AND	ROBERTA KEREWAI RATU AND OTHERS Second Respondents

Court:	William Young, Arnold and OʼRegan JJ
Counsel:	P R Jagose for Applicant P Cranney for Respondents
Judgment:	9 March 2017

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

ALeave to appeal is granted (AFFCO New Zealand Ltd v New Zealand Meat Workers and Related Trades Union Inc and Ors [2016] NZCA 482).

BThe approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to find that a breach of s 82 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 had occurred when the applicant required seasonal workers to enter into new individual employment agreements before commencing work for the 2015/2016 season.

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REASONS

1. The approved question allows for argument on the issues raised by the applicant in its leave submissions as well as the points identified by the respondents

in their leave submissions as points they will advance in support of the Court of Appeal judgment on other grounds.

Solicitors:
M A C Williams, Hamilton for the Applicant
Oakley Moran, Wellington for Respondents