Section Sch1C-4 — Employment Relations Act 2000: General requirements

4 General requirements (1) In all aspects of their employment relationship, the parties must— (a) engage constructively; and (b) participate fully and effectively. (2) In their employment relationship, the parties must— (a) behave openly and with courtesy and respect towards each other; and (b) create and maintain open, effective, and clear lines of communication, including providing information in a timely manner; and (c) recognise the role of Police employees as advocates for public safety; and (d) make time to meet as and when required— (i) to address not only the industrial issues between the parties but also issues facing the Police, the other employers, and the employees; and (ii) to search for solutions that will result in productive employment relationships and the enhanced delivery of services; and (iii) to ensure that any change is managed effectively; and (e) recognise the time and resource constraints that may affect their ability to participate fully, and make allowances for those constraints. (3) To enable employees, service organisations, and other unions to comply with subclause (1), employers must ensure that appropriate steps are taken in their workplaces to encourage, enable, and facilitate employee, service organisation, and other union involvement. (4) The parties must use their best endeavours to resolve, in a constructive manner, any differences between them. (5) Subclauses (2) to (4) do not limit subclause (1).