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Collective bargaining matters

566 Employment Relations Authority determinations, newest first.

These matters involve unions, employers and collective agreements. They include references to the Authority to facilitate collective bargaining that has run into difficulty (ss 50A to 50I of the Employment Relations Act 2000), disputes about what a collective agreement means, disputes about union access to workplaces, and claims that a party has not bargained in good faith. A collective agreement is read objectively, for what it would convey to a reasonable person with the parties' background knowledge (New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association Inc v Air New Zealand Ltd [2017] NZSC 111).

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  1. Association of Professionals and Executive Employees v Canterbury SCL Ltd — [2026] NZERA 756 Member Andrew Dallas · 2026-10-12
  2. Golden Bay Cement, a division of Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure Limited v The Amalgamated Workers Union of New Zealand Incorporated — [2026] NZERA 731 Member Marija Urlich · 2026-10-05
  3. Rachel Shaw v OJI Fibre Solutions (NZ) Limited — [2026] NZERA 673 Member Antoinette Baker · 2026-09-17
  4. New Zealand Public Service Association Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi Incorporated v Nurse Maude Association — [2026] NZERA 646 Member Jeremy Lynch · 2026-09-11
  5. New Zealand Tertiary Education Union Te Hautū Kahurangi o Aotearoa Incorporated v Ara Institute of Canterbury — [2026] NZERA 605 Member Alyn Higgins · 2026-08-31
  6. The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Incorporated v Health New Zealand — [2026] NZERA 484 Member Antoinette Baker · 2026-07-22
  7. Maritime Union of New Zealand Inc v Holcim (New Zealand) Limited — [2026] NZERA 452 Member Nicola Craig · 2026-07-08
  8. E Tū Incorporated v Resene Paints Limited — [2026] NZERA 445 Member Sarah Kennedy-Martin · 2026-07-03
  9. E tū Incorporated v Amcor Flexibles (New Zealand) Limited — [2026] NZERA 426 Member Simon Greening · 2026-06-30
  10. Workers First Union Incorporated v IAG New Zealand Limited — [2026] NZERA 400 Member Jeremy Lynch · 2026-06-23
  11. Mark Nicholas v Jetconnect Limited — [2026] NZERA 364 Member Rachel Larmer · 2026-06-09
  12. Health New Zealand v Association of Professionals and Executive Employees Inc — [2026] NZERA 350 Member Jeremy Lynch · 2026-06-04
  13. New Zealand Public Service Association Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi Incorporated v Rescare Management Limited — [2026] NZERA 313 Member Jeremy Lynch · 2026-05-22
  14. Maritime Union of New Zealand v Qube Ports NZ Limited — [2026] NZERA 295 Member Simon Greening · 2026-05-13
  15. David Joyce v McKay Limited — [2026] NZERA 278 Member Alyn Higgins · 2026-05-04
  16. Workers First Union Incorporated v Anderson Supermarkets Limited — [2026] NZERA 271 Member Alyn Higgins · 2026-05-04
  17. Maritime Union of New Zealand Incorporated v Holcim (New Zealand) Limited — [2026] NZERA 253 Member Nicola Craig · 2026-04-28
  18. E tū Incorporated v New Zealand Steel Limited — [2026] NZERA 240 Member Marija Urlich · 2026-04-21
  19. Workers First Union Incorporated v The Priory In New Zealand of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem — [2026] NZERA 227 Member Sarah Blick · 2026-04-16
  20. The Secretary for Education v New Zealand Educational Institute – Te Riu Roa Incorporated — [2026] NZERA 225 Member Robert Davies · 2026-04-15
  21. New Zealand Public Service Association Inc / New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union Inc v Fire and Emergency New Zealand — [2026] NZERA 161 Member Sarah Kennedy-Martin · 2026-03-18
  22. New Zealand Educational Institute - Te Riu Roa Incorporated v Public Service Commissioner — [2026] NZERA 158 Member Jeremy Lynch · 2026-03-17
  23. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION v ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES INCORPORATED (APEX) — [2026] NZERA 144 Member Andrew Dallas · 2026-03-09
  24. Association of Professionals and Executive Employees v Oranga Tamariki - Ministry of Children — [2026] NZERA 65 Member Jeremy Lynch · 2026-02-10
  25. New Zealand Public Service Association Inc Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi and New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union v Fire and Emergency New Zealand — [2026] NZERA 61 Member Sarah Kennedy-Martin · 2026-02-09
  26. Air New Zealand Limited v E Tu Incorporated and Flight Attendants Association of New Zealand — [2026] NZERA 57 Member Nicola Craig · 2026-02-03
  27. Tertiary Education Union Incorporated v Auckland University of Technology — [2025] NZERA 840 Member Simon Greening · 2025-12-22
  28. NZ Post Primary Teachers' Association v Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Board of Trustees — [2025] NZERA 803 Member Geoff O'Sullivan · 2025-12-11
  29. Fire and Emergency New Zealand v New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union Inc — [2025] NZERA 784 Member Jeremy Lynch · 2025-12-04
  30. Health New Zealand v Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Inc — [2025] NZERA 774 Member Nicola Craig · 2025-11-28
  31. New Zealand Public Service Association Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi Incorporated v Able Charitable Trust — [2025] NZERA 748 Member David G Beck · 2025-11-19
  32. New Zealand Tramways and Public Passenger Transport Employees' Union Wellington Branch Inc v Wellington City Transport Limited — [2025] NZERA 735 Member Geoff O'Sullivan · 2025-11-14
  33. E Tu Incorporated v Air New Zealand Limited — [2025] NZERA 730 Member Matthew Piper · 2025-11-13
  34. Public Service Commissioner v New Zealand Post Primary Teachers Association — [2025] NZERA 715 Member Geoff O'Sullivan · 2025-11-07
  35. Association of Professionals and Executive Employees Incorporated v Medlab Central Limited — [2025] NZERA 697 Member Rowan Anderson · 2025-10-31
  36. Health New Zealand v Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Inc — [2025] NZERA 677 Member Nicola Craig · 2025-10-23
  37. Health New Zealand v Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Inc — [2025] NZERA 662 Member Nicola Craig · 2025-10-21
  38. New Zealand Fire and Emergency Commanders Association v Fire and Emergency New Zealand — [2025] NZERA 640 Member David G Beck · 2025-10-13
  39. New Zealand Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi Incorporated v Ministry for Culture and Heritage Manatū Taonga — [2025] NZERA 589 Member Geoff O'Sullivan · 2025-09-23
  40. New Zealand Public Service Association | Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi Incorporated v Accident Compensation Corporation — [2025] NZERA 562 Member Natasha Szeto · 2025-09-11
  41. New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union v Fire and Emergency New Zealand — [2025] NZERA 555 Member Sarah Kennedy-Martin · 2025-09-05
  42. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Incorporated v Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora — [2025] NZERA 516 Member Shane Kinley · 2025-08-22
  43. New Zealand Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi v Pharmac Te Pātaka Whaioranga — [2025] NZERA 495 Member Shane Kinley · 2025-08-15
  44. New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association Industrial Union of Workers Incorporated v Jetstar Airways Limited — [2025] NZERA 463 Member Alex Leulu · 2025-07-31
  45. Ministry of Education v New Zealand Public Service Association — [2025] NZERA 462 Member Antoinette Baker · 2025-07-31
  46. New Zealand Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi v Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora — [2025] NZERA 415 Member Shane Kinley · 2025-07-14
  47. Workers First Union v Cardinal Logistics Limited — [2025] NZERA 408 Member Andrew Dallas · 2025-07-10
  48. E Tū Incorporated v Air New Zealand Limited — [2025] NZERA 401 Member Robin Arthur · 2025-07-08
  49. Postal Workers Union of Aotearoa Incorporated v New Zealand Post Limited — [2025] NZERA 395 Member Alex Leulu · 2025-07-04
  50. New Zealand Air Line Pilots Association Industrial Union of Workers Incorporated v Jetconnect Limited — [2025] NZERA 393 Member Rachel Larmer · 2025-07-04
  51. Amalgamated Workers Union of New Zealand Incorporated v Golden Bay Cement, a division of Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure Limited — [2025] NZERA 372 Member Alex Leulu · 2025-06-26
  52. First Union Incorporated v Juken New Zealand Limited — [2025] NZERA 356 Member Sarah Blick · 2025-06-19
  53. E Tu Incorporated v Allied Press Limited — [2025] NZERA 324 Member David G Beck · 2025-06-11
  54. Maritime Union of NZ Inc. v Qube Ports NZ Limited — [2025] NZERA 314 Member Geoff O'Sullivan · 2025-06-05
  55. Health New Zealand v Association of Salaried Medical Specialists — [2025] NZERA 259 Member Peter van Keulen · 2025-05-09
  56. Maritime Union of New Zealand v Lyttelton Port Company Limited — [2025] NZERA 231 Member David G Beck · 2025-04-29
  57. New Zealand Nurses Organisation v Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora — [2025] NZERA 172 Member Andrew Dallas · 2025-03-25
  58. New Zealand Air Line Pilots Association v Jetstar Airways Limited — [2025] NZERA 162 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2025-03-17
  59. Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children v Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi Incorporated — [2025] NZERA 161 Member Jeremy Lynch · 2025-03-17
  60. Association of Professional and Executive Employees (APEX) v Canterbury SCL Limited — [2025] NZERA 146 Member Sarah Blick · 2025-03-10
  61. First Union Inc v ASB Bank Limited — [2025] NZERA 143 Member Nicola Craig · 2025-03-07
  62. New Zealand Tramways & Public Passenger Transport Employees Union Inc v Wellington City Transport Limited — [2025] NZERA 136 Member Geoff O'Sullivan · 2025-03-05
  63. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment v New Zealand Public Service Association — [2025] NZERA 96 Member Marija Urlich · 2025-02-20
  64. New Zealand Public Service Association Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi Incorporated v Te Roopu Taurima O Manukau Trust — [2025] NZERA 78 Member Marija Urlich · 2025-02-14
  65. Mary Toomey v Air New Zealand Limited — [2025] NZERA 50 Member Peter Fuiava · 2025-01-31
  66. New Zealand Public Service Association v Ministry for Primary Industries — [2025] NZERA 17 Member Claire English · 2025-01-16
  67. New Zealand Public Service Association Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi Incorporated v Chief of Defence Force — [2024] NZERA 767 Member Marija Urlich · 2024-12-20
  68. New Zealand Public Service Association Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi Incorporated v Visionwest Community Trust — [2024] NZERA 742 Member Nicola Craig · 2024-12-13
  69. Christchurch International Airport Limited v New Zealand Public Service Association — [2024] NZERA 731 Member Nicola Craig · 2024-12-10
  70. Oji Fibre Solutions (New Zealand) Ltd v Pulp and Paper Workers Union - Kawerau Inc — [2024] NZERA 667 Member Andrew Dallas · 2024-11-11
  71. Matthew Veale v Jetstar Airways Limited — [2024] NZERA 629 Member Antoinette Baker · 2024-10-18
  72. Maritime Union of New Zealand v Lyttelton Port Company Limited — [2024] NZERA 573 Member Peter van Keulen · 2024-09-30
  73. New Zealand Nurses Organisation v Access Community Health Care Limited — [2024] NZERA 540 Member Sarah Kennedy-Martin · 2024-09-06
  74. New Zealand Professional Drivers & Transport Employees Association Inc. v Transportation Auckland Corporation Limited — [2024] NZERA 521 Member Jeremy Lynch · 2024-08-29
  75. E Tū Incorporated v Mainland Poultry Limited — [2024] NZERA 508 Member Philip Cheyne · 2024-08-26
  76. The Athletes' Cooperative Incorporated v High Performance Sport New Zealand Limited — [2024] NZERA 500 Member Rowan Anderson · 2024-08-21
  77. Flight Attendants Association of New Zealand v Air New Zealand Limited — [2024] NZERA 458 Member Robin Arthur · 2024-07-29
  78. Public Service Association - Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi Incorporated v Secretary for Education — [2024] NZERA 432 Member Natasha Szeto · 2024-07-18
  79. NZ Tramways and Public Passenger Transport Employees Union Wellington v Wellington City Transport Limited — [2024] NZERA 402 Member Claire English · 2024-07-05
  80. First Union Incorporated v ASB Bank Limited — [2024] NZERA 340 Member Shane Kinley · 2024-06-11
  81. Peter Fernandes v Coca-Cola Europacific Partners New Zealand Limited — [2024] NZERA 325 Member Robin Arthur · 2024-06-04
  82. Ross Millar and Others v Tegal Foods Limited — [2024] NZERA 317 Member Geoff O'Sullivan · 2024-05-29
  83. Te Whatu Ora v New Zealand Resident Doctors Association Incorporated — [2024] NZERA 267 Member Andrew Dallas · 2024-05-06
  84. Auckland International Airport Limited v E Tu Incorporated — [2024] NZERA 239 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2024-04-24
  85. Eastern Bay Independent Industrial Workers Union Incorporated v McKay Limited — [2024] NZERA 160 Member Shane Kinley · 2024-03-19
  86. Linda Harris v Rescare Homes Trust Incorporated — [2024] NZERA 147 Member Peter Fuiava · 2024-03-14
  87. Delphi Sue Dixon v The Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Board of Trustees — [2024] NZERA 124 Member Antoinette Baker · 2024-03-01
  88. New Zealand Tramways and Public Passenger Transport Employees' Union Wellington Branch Inc and 17 Others v Wellington City Transport Limited — [2024] NZERA 78 Member Michael Loftus · 2024-02-13
  89. THE ATHLETES’ COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED v HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT NEW ZEALAND LIMITED — [2024] NZERA 43 Member Rowan Anderson · 2024-01-26
  90. Amalgamated Workers Union New Zealand Incorporated v Fulton Hogan Limited — [2023] NZERA 779 Member Sarah Blick · 2023-12-22
  91. Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand v Association of Professional and Executive Employees (APEX) — [2023] NZERA 726 Member Sarah Kennedy-Martin · 2023-12-06
  92. Canterbury SCL Ltd v Association of Professional and Executive Employees — [2023] NZERA 702 Member Helen Doyle · 2023-11-24
  93. New Zealand Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi Incorporated v Chief of Defence Force — [2023] NZERA 558 Member Shane Kinley · 2023-09-27
  94. Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand v Association of Salaried Medical Specialists — [2023] NZERA 550 Member David G Beck · 2023-09-25
  95. Transportation Auckland Corporation Limited v New Zealand Tramways & Public Passenger Transport Employees Union, Auckland Branch — [2023] NZERA 379 Member Andrew Dallas · 2023-07-18
  96. New Zealand Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi Incorporated v Access Community Health Limited — [2023] NZERA 357 Member Shane Kinley · 2023-07-05
  97. Daniel Goodwin v Te Whatu Ora/Health New Zealand — [2023] NZERA 356 Member Alastair Dumbleton · 2023-07-05
  98. E Tū Incorporated v Taharoa Ironsands Limited — [2023] NZERA 324 Member Andrew Gane · 2023-06-21
  99. New Zealand Public Service Association v Access Community Health — [2023] NZERA 236 Member Claire English · 2023-05-11
  100. AWUNZ Incorporated v Vinci Construction / Soletanche Bachy / Downer New Zealand — [2023] NZERA 220 Member Robin Arthur · 2023-05-04