Employment Law New Zealand

A practical New Zealand guide to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA): applications, case management, evidence, witness statements, investigation meetings, remedies, costs and preparation.

The Employment Court upheld a determination of the Employment Relations Authority that an employer pay its former employee substantial compensation for hurt and humiliation in remedy of the redundancy having been found unjustifiable.

You do not need permission to record a conversation that you are party to but there are consequences that you may face later if you record conversations without permission.

In a disciplinary meeting an employee has rights to procedural fairness and to be fairly heard. We represent employees at disciplinary meetings.

During a Probationary Period of employment an employee is entitled to fair treatment during a probationary period and has personal grievance rights.

Labour hire temp recruitment agencies and their clients can both become liable for unfair dismissal under the new Triangular Employment legislation.

Constructive dismissal (resignation) personal grievance law. If your employer is pushing you to resign, get advice first. In many cases, do not resign.

If a casual employee is unfairly dismissed by their employer during a period of casual engagement, the employee can bring an unjustified dismissal personal grievance. "Casual" does not mean "no rights".