Section 81 — Employment Relations Act 2000: Meaning of strike

81 Meaning of strike (1) In this Act, strike means an act that— (a) is the act of a number of employees who are or have been in the employment of the same employer or of different employers— (i) in discontinuing that employment, whether wholly or partially, or in reducing the normal performance of it; or (ii) in refusing or failing after any such discontinuance to resume or return to their employment; or (iii) in breaking their employment agreements; or (iv) in refusing or failing to accept engagement for work in which they are usually employed; or (v) in reducing their normal output or their normal rate of work; and (b) is due to a combination, agreement, common understanding, or concerted action, whether express or implied, made or entered into by the employees. (2) In this Act, strike does not include an employees' meeting authorised— (a) by an employer; or (b) by an employment agreement; or (c) by this Act. (3) In this Act, to strike means to become a party to a strike. Compare: 1991 No 22 s 61