21 Dec 2006
NZ FIRE SERVICE COMMISSION V NZ PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS UNION CA CA270/05
- Citation
- openlaw-f4342f33_1dc2_4fef_9b68_2c8d18825cf8.pdf
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Majority held the collective agreement complies with ss56 and 57: the alternative (lieu) days are contained within the 16 day slot and include days that would otherwise be working days for firefighters (the working-day positions within the slot); pooling of sufficient working days within the slot satisfies s57(1)(a) because employees can nominate a specific day within the agreed slot or use s57(2)/(3) to determine timing; Employment Court erred in finding non-compliance.