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Employment Relations Act

Employment Relations Act. Agenda. Update on Legislation Changes foreshadowed last time Other changes on the way Changes already in effect Review of important cases that impact us all Discrimination and preference Facebook Hurt and humiliation.

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Employment Relations Act

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  1. Employment Relations Act

  2. Agenda • Update on Legislation • Changes foreshadowed last time • Other changes on the way • Changes already in effect • Review of important cases that impact us all • Discrimination and preference • Facebook • Hurt and humiliation

  3. Update on legislationChanges foreshadowed last time • Flexible working to be more flexible • No requirement to conclude collective agreement • Employers can opt out of MECAs • Partial pay for partial strikes

  4. Update on legislationOther changes coming • s4 Information in redundancy situation • s41 Initiation: 60 days • s43 15 days to notify employees of initiation • s63 30 day rule for new employees gone • p6A (Vulnerable employees – N/A for us.) • p6D Meal breaks less defined • Var ER Authority to be quicker

  5. Update on legislation • Changes already in force • Parental leave • Health and safety • Ballots for strikes

  6. Cases • Discrimination and preference • Nakarawa v Affco Ltd [2014] NZHRRT 9 • Waters v Alpine Energy Ltd [2014] NZHRT 8

  7. Cases • Facebook • Hook v Stream Group (NZ) Pty Limited [2013] NZEmpC 188 • Kensington v Air NZ [2013] NZERA Auckland 332; 384

  8. Hurt and humiliation

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