Court injunction still , in place

Press, 5 March 1988, Page 2

Court injunction still , in place

An interim court {injunction blocking the Canterbury Sheltered Workshop Association: from transferring its assets to a charitable trust is still in place after 11 weeks. The “concern group” that successfully sought the injunction has now, through its lawyers, issued a notice i of discovery for documents relating to the association's membership. : ! I i l: It also; this week, completed the: process of becoming the incorporated charitable trust and was encouraging more members, said the group’s secretary,'! Ms : Chris O’Brien. : ! The workshop i controversy began early last year when .the public and the news media were

barred from the association’s annual meeting. Disagreements have plagued the association because of complaints by , staff members about conditions of work and because applications for membership of the i association were refused. The association commissioned an independent ! review of the workshop I which was made by Mr Richard Higham, of the ! Auckland University I School of Business. Ms O’Brien said the ; concern group, which included several staff members and parents of trainees, was saddened that many of the Higham report recommendations : had not been imple- ; mented.