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Greg Harford: ERA decision in Dunedin sets a precedent

Publish Date
Tue, 25 Jun 2019, 5:29PM
The Employment Relations Authority has set wages in an unresolved collective bargaining agreement for the first time (Image / NZH)

Greg Harford: ERA decision in Dunedin sets a precedent

Publish Date
Tue, 25 Jun 2019, 5:29PM

The Employment Relations Authority has set wages in an unresolved collective bargaining agreement for the first time.

FIRST Union members employed by Mitre 10 Mega in Dunedin and Mosgiel have won what is being described as a living wage, after the ERA imposed a wage increase on to employer Jacks Hardware and Timber Ltd, which operates the Mitre 10 store.

Jacks Hardware and Timber Ltd chief executive Neil Finn-House said he was pleased to have concluded the collective agreement negotiations.

"I am proud of the strong team culture we have in our Dunedin and Mosgiel stores," Finn-House said.

However, chief executive for Retail NZ Greg Harford said the wage rate appears to be "out of kilter" with market rates for similar businesses in Dunedin.

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