MEECA v SEECA ERA re equirem ments aand leggal proccess tim meline
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TEU U Wins 2009 9 – 2010 ‐ Affter 18 montths of MECA A bargaining and all 800 mem mbers movin ng on to Indiividual Agree ements on 1 1 March 20100 the follo owing has occcurred: Yes Junee 2010 – Emp ployment Auuthority Facilitation; new w MECA agreeed December 2010 – Round of branch meettings where members ng to SECAs endorsed movin 7 Deecember 201 10 MECA Em mployers’ inittiation ‐ NortthTec, Unitecc, BoPP, Wintec, W WITT and Whhitireia 7 Deecember 201 10 TEU initiattion notice Yes Janu uary 2011 Se ection 47 – m members’ balllot results ra ange from 900% to 97% saying ‘n no’ to the em mployers’ MEECA initiation n for all six instiitutions 14 FFebruary 201 11 – TEU infoorms all six employers of the ballot reesult 14 FFebruary 201 11 – TEU initiiation notice e for six SECA As. 18 FFebruary 201 11 – Employeers do not acccept TEU initiation as vaalid and say that the e ballot is justt a “check in n process” fro om its membbers he TEU. Therrefore, it doees not mean that MECA b bargaining caannot to th conttinue. This b becomes thee key legal po oint Febrruary 2011 – – TEU files in Employmen nt Authority tto enforce SEECA iniattion notices 10 M March 2011 ‐‐ WITT SECA bargaining aand we achie eve a settlem ment: no cchange in con nditions andd 4.5% over aa two year te erm 11 March 2001 ‐ Employmeent Court hearing on ballot Yes 28 March 2011 ‐ M ‐ Employme nt Court deccision in favo our of TEU conffirms that SE ECA notices aare valid and d bargaining sshould com mmence. Yes Apriil 2011 – em mployers app ly for a stay (to put the 2 28th March deciision “on holld” pending aan appeal to o the Appeal Court). Aprril 2011 ‐ Employers file ffor leave to aappeal Emplo oyment Courrt deciision saying iit made an eerror based o on a serious q question of l aw. 16 M May 2011 ‐ A Appeal Courtt – heard leavve applicatio on 20 M May 2011 ‐ A Appeal Courtt granted leave applicatio on 23 M May 2011 – Employers s end our SECA notice to a all staff undeer coveerage and prrovide draft B BPA, as per EEC recommendations in sstay hearing 8 June 2011 – Appeal Court hearing set d down 13 June 2011 – E Employmentt Court reheaaring on stayy application
Prepareed by Irena B Brorens ‐ Nattional Industtrial Officer