19 November 2024
Ref: DOIA-REQ-0006473
Erika Whittome
Email:
[FYI request #29212 email]
Tēnā koe Erika
Thank you for your request on 18 November 2024 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and
Employment, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA), requesting the following information:
1. Please share how many employment relationship investigation meetings have been about vaccine
mandates in the ERA for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and to today 2024.
2. For each year, how many determinations have been in favour of the employee refusing
vaccination?
3. For each year, how many have been in favour of the employer requiring vaccination?
4. Which ERA members made the decisions above in 3 & 4 for each year?
5. How many decisions by year have had name suppression/non publication?
On direction of the Chief of the Employment Relations Authority (the ERA), your request is refused under
section 18(c)(i) of the OIA.
Disclosing the information you have requested would be contrary to the provisions of section 222 of the
Employment Relations Act 2000, where nothing in the OIA applies to any information held by the ERA in
relation to any proceedings brought before it, which includes processes and policies used for those
proceedings held by the ERA.
However, ERA determinations are available to the public and can be found at
Determinations database |
Employment Relations Authority
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance,
please contac
t [email address].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is availab
le at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Nāku noa, nā
Nikki Sumner
Director Regulatory and Advisory Services
Employment Services
