Alan McDonald: Employers and Manufacturers Association Head of Advocacy on ACT's personal grievance policy

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jul 30, 2023 · 4m

There’s support for some aspects of the ACT Party's personal grievance policy, and scepticism over others.

ACT wants all personal grievance cases brought before the Employment Relations Authority resolved within a month.

Its proposed legislation would see staff who don't manage that facing dismissal.

The Employers and Manufacturers Association says the current timeline of cases is too long.

Head of Advocacy Alan McDonald told Kate Hawkesby that firing ERA staff because of the deadline may not be practical.

He says it seems harsh because there's a backlog that needs to be cleared.

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