The Employment Court left the ERA's unjustified redundancy dismissal findings undisturbed but held the Authority erred by rejecting separate unjustified disadvantage grievances. It also substantially reassessed lost remuneration and compensation, awarding six months' lost wages to Mr Faitala, 12 months to Mrs Vea, and compensation of $30,000 and $45,000 respectively.

The Employment Court, on a de novo challenge, again granted interim reinstatement to LGY pending the substantive dismissal grievance. The Court treated the employer's additional allegations as untested and unpersuasive and held the balance of convenience and overall justice favoured reinstatement.

The Employment Court dismissed Edgecumbe Supermarket's de novo challenge and upheld the ERA awards in favour of Mrs Petersen. The Court found that the employer's conduct reasonably led her to believe she had been dismissed and that the suspension itself amounted to an unjustified dismissal.

The Employment Court overturned an ERA finding that Pact Group had justifiably dismissed Roseanne Sheridan for medical incapacity. The Court held the employer moved too quickly after a workplace-related PTSD injury, failed to wait for specialist information and did not properly engage with rehabilitation and return-to-work options.

The Employment Court overturned the ERA's finding that Bigson Gumbeze had been justifiably dismissed for serious misconduct. The Court held the dismissal substantively unjustified and awarded one year's salary and $35,000 compensation. A Court of Appeal hearing is scheduled for August 2026.

Magnum Hire sought a stay of execution after Parker's major ERA bullying and constructive dismissal win. The Employment Court refused the stay, meaning the ERA remedies remained enforceable while the challenge continued.