![Shania Mackey v Shearing NZ Limited [2026] NZERA 146 - employer withheld s 149 settlement payments after alleged confidentiality breach; compliance ordered; penalties adjourned](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
After a s 149 mediated settlement, the employer was required to pay $3,000 compensation to the employee, pay $3,500+GST to the employee's representative on invoice, and provide a certificate of service. The employer deliberately withheld compliance after hearing allegations the employee...
Preliminary determination. The estate of a deceased employee sought to bring a personal grievance (including constructive dismissal) against a New Zealand company after he died at work in Melbourne. The Authority held the NZ employment had ended before the move to Australia, a separate...
