Industrial
Relations Update
Last week, Ports of
Auckland had two meetings with the Maritime Union of New Zealand
(MUNZ-Local 13) for facilitation.
Although the
Union has been positive in the media about the outcome of the
meetings, we are more realistic in that we still have a long way
to go.
On Friday last
week, the union also filed a memorandum in the Employment Court
as part of their resistance to adoption of the flexible roster
recommended by the Facilitator. This is frustrating as the
recommended roster is fundamental to POAL's future success.
Perhaps
surprisingly in the circumstances, MUNZ had already advised some
of their members (casuals) to sign new flexible agreements based
on this shift and roster system.
As a reminder, we
formally accepted the whole package of recommendations made by
the Facilitator nearly six months ago. MUNZ are yet to accept
them. We were always conscious that a compromise was needed from
both parties and so although we do not agree with all aspects of
the recommendations, we are willing to accept it and do a deal.
Please be assured
that this latest delay caused by MUNZ's new legal action does
not affect operations. With the removal of the orders, which
restricted Ports of Auckland's ability to hire and train staff,
POAL have begun hiring and training new staff to meet labour
demands.
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Truck Service Statistics
Ports of Auckland
is committed to providing a consistent and timely service to
road carriers, enabling import and export cargo to be picked up
and delivered in a timely way
Performance
against this commitment is measured in several ways, including:
- the proportion of truck visits
entering via the self-service kiosks (rather than by manual
process in the Road Office)
- the average time taken to turn a
truck
- the proportion of truck visits
turned within 30 minutes
- the average quantity of containers
exchanged per truck visit
- the average dwell time of import
containers in the port.
Download report here
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