Section 44 — Employment Relations Act 2000: When bargaining initiated

44 When bargaining initiated (1) Bargaining for a collective agreement is initiated,— (a) if only 1 notice is required under section 42 , on the day on which the notice is given: (b) if more than 1 notice is required under section 42 , on the day on which the last notice is given. (2) Consolidated bargaining for a single collective agreement under section 50 is initiated on the day by which all the unions concerned agree to the request from the employer to consolidate bargaining initiated by the unions.