[2021] NZEmpC 138 The 20 District Health Boards v New Zealand Nurses Organisation [pdf, 378 KB]
...members to provide LPS in certain situations. [99] There are several intertwined considerations that fall for consideration. [100] First, cl 12(5) refers expressly to three particular factors on which the parties are required to negotiate. [101] There is no express statement in cl 12 that states the Union, as a party to an LPS agreement, must ensure that members having the necessary expertise to provide LPS support will do so. [102] The DHB’s position would in effect requi...