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Public Service Act 2020

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78: Negotiation of collective agreements

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When it comes to negotiating collective agreements, the Commissioner is in charge. The Commissioner negotiates these agreements under the Employment Relations Act 2000 for all departments or interdepartmental ventures, as if they were the employer.

The Commissioner has the same rights and duties as an employer would when starting bargaining, bargaining in good faith, and entering into collective agreements under the Employment Relations Act 2000. You are treated as if you were all employees of the Commissioner when the Commissioner is negotiating collective agreements for your department or interdepartmental venture.

The Commissioner must negotiate with a union that you are a member of, and they must consult with the chief executive or board of your department or interdepartmental venture.

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Public service workforce: Negotiation of collective agreements

78Negotiation of collective agreements

  1. The Commissioner is responsible for negotiating under the Employment Relations Act 2000 all collective agreements that apply to any department or interdepartmental venture as if the Commissioner were the employer.

  2. For the purposes of initiating bargaining for a collective agreement, good-faith bargaining for a collective agreement, and entering into collective agreements,—

  3. the Commissioner has the same rights, duties, and obligations under the Employment Relations Act 2000 as the Commissioner would have if the Commissioner were the employer; and
    1. employees of each affected department or interdepartmental venture are to be treated as if they were all employees of the Commissioner.

      1. The Commissioner must conduct the negotiations—

      2. with a union of which the employees are members; and
        1. in consultation with the chief executive or board of each affected department or interdepartmental venture.

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