Employment Advocates
We are employment law advocates representing both employers and employees in mediation, the Employment Relations Authority and the Employment Court.
Employment Law Advocates
We are resolution focussed and we often offer a no win no fee service to employees in taking their unfair dismissal cases forward.
Employment Law
We deal with a wide range of employment law issues for both employers and employees, these include:
- Unjustified dismissal personal grievances.
- Unjustified disadvantage personal grievances.
- Large wage arrears and holiday pay claims.
- Redundancy.
- Disciplinary meetings.
- Poor performance issues.
- Human rights issues in employment.
- and the list goes on...
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We write for the Deals on Wheels magazine. Read our full article here: When employment law advocates can help
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Regulation of Employment Advocates
There is no case to regulate employment advocates. The report, Regulating Lawyers in Aotearoa New Zealand finds it to be a waste of time. The Employment Law Institute of New Zealand ELINZ go on about this but they are unable to articulate a specific case for regulation of employment advocates.
150A Payment on resolution of problem and Advocates' GST Invoices are lawful
Parties can agree that an advocate is paid directly by the employer in terms of an s 149 record of settlement. "Payment" excludes legal or advocacy services where such service is a separate term of the settlement and a GST invoice for a defined sum is provided to the other party.
No Win No Fee For Employers
There are a lot of employers who think that "No Win, No Fee" is an arrangement available to their business in defending a personal grievance or other claims.
Employment Advocates in the Employment Court
Auckland District Law Society ADLS calls for ban on Employment Advocates in the Employment Court. We wrote to the Minister to give a submission.
Personal Grievance Employment Advocate Authority to Act Form
Got a Personal Grievance? Ask for an Authority To Act form. Even the regulated no win no fee employment law advocates are not playing by the rules.