New Zealand Legislation: Acts

82 Meaning of lockout

• (1) In this Act, lockout means an act that—

  • (a) is the act of an employer—

    • (i) in closing the employer's place of business, or suspending or discontinuing the employer's business or any branch of that business; or

    • (ii) in discontinuing the employment of any employees; or

    • (iii) in breaking some or all of the employer's employment agreements; or

    • (iv) in refusing or failing to engage employees for any work for which the employer usually employs employees; and

  • (b) is done with a view to compelling employees, or to aid another employer in compelling employees, to—

    • (i) accept terms of employment; or

    • (ii) comply with demands made by the employer.

  (2) In this Act, to lock out means to become a party to a lockout.

  Compare: 1991 No 22 s 62