[2015] NZEmpC 94 NZ Meat Workers & Related Trades Union Inc v AFFCO NZ Ltd [pdf, 262 KB]
...surprising that the prolonged bargaining just described, and the stalemate which the parties have reached, has not been the subject of bargaining facilitation by the Authority or even of assistance by a skilled and experienced mediator, as is one of the services offered by the Mediation Service of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). The parties had, however, been put on notice by the Court that they may be directed to mediation as required by the legislation...