Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc v OCS Limited

[2012] NZSC 8

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND

SC 124/2011
[2012] NZSC 8

BETWEEN  SERVICE AND FOOD WORKERS UNION NGA RINGA TOTA INC
First Appellant

AND  THE PERSONS LISTED IN SCHEDULE A OF THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE
Second Appellants

AND  OCS LIMITED
Respondent

Court:             Elias CJ, Blanchard and William Young JJ

Counsel:         P Cranney and A J Connor for First and Second Appellants
P A McBride and G A Ballara for Respondent

Judgment:      28 February 2012

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

A        Leave to appeal is granted.

BThe approved questions are whether, and if so to what extent, the multi-employer collective employment agreement precludes the second appellants from bargaining for redundancy entitlements under s 69N of the Employment Relations Act 2000.

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Solicitors:
Oakley Moran, Wellington for Appellants
McBride Davenport James, Wellington for Respondent