Government Response To Employment Court Decision
Friday, 3 August 2001, 9:23 am
Press Release: New Zealand Government
The Attorney-General, Margaret Wilson says the Crown's case
was always about competence. Clothes and other issues to
which so much attention has been given were not
significant.
"The government was always confident that its
actions were within the law. The decision makes clear that
there was no breach of the employment agreement. The
Employment Court has put irrelevant issues to one side and
looked at the actual employment relationships which
existed.
"The effect of today's decision is to bring
closure. For the government, the decision means business as
usual and a continuation of progress towards improved social
services and policy
development."
Ends
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