Pitfalls alleged in new union law
The Employers’ Federation has been advised by a Wellington law firm that the voluntary unionism law is loosely worded and probably impossible to prove in a court of law, according to this week’s “National Business Review.” The magazine says that the federation has had a number of legal opinions and is now working on the basis for a set of guidelines drawn up by a Wellington law firm. As well as advising of the
loose wording of the law and the difficulty of proof, the law firm also advised that the best course of action for an employer was to take High Court proceedings, such as an injunction. But use of the High Court involved the risk that unions might make the issue a political one — “In a way that would undermine the credibility of both the court and the employers themselves” said the “Review” article, written by its industrial reporter, Diane Billing.
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