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Costs in employment disputes - how the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) awards costs contributions using the daily tariff, when costs are increased or reduced, and how Employment Court costs can differ.
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Employment Court proceedings include challenges to Employment Relations Authority determinations, urgent applications and other specialist employment cases. Deadlines, pleadings, evidence and costs require careful preparation.
How no-win-no-fee employment advocacy works in practice: what counts as success, success fees, disbursements, settlement choices and the clauses clients should examine before signing.
Matched passage: ERA timeframes vary considerably depending on the case, the Authority's workload and procedural steps required before an investigation meeting.
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Industry news, practical commentary, and real-world employment law lessons from the coalface in New Zealand. Short updates, longer opinion pieces, and anonymised stories that highlight what goes wrong (and how to avoid it).
How to prepare a concise opening statement for employment mediation that explains the chronology, the grievance, the legal position and the outcome sought without turning the opening into evidence-by-speech.
Matched passage: Employee Case Form Read more How mediation works Employment mediation risk analysis ERA investigation meeting Employee Case Form
What employees should expect at MBIE employment mediation: the mediator's role, joint and private sessions, preparation, negotiation and how a settlement becomes binding.
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A practical explanation of the statutory duty of good faith in s 4 of the Employment Relations Act, including active and constructive conduct, responsiveness, communication and disclosure before adverse decisions.
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Ahead of the 2026 election, Labour and Opportunity were asked to state their positions on the recent Employment Relations Act changes, including contribution, remedies and employee access to justice.
Matched passage: Investigation, disclosure, an opportunity to respond and genuine consideration are safeguards intended to improve the quality of the decision before dismissal.
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