The ERA first had to decide who employed a worker hired through a Facebook job ad for a firewood operation (Ignite Firewood).
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L Linehaul Ltd [2021] NZERA 304, the ERA held the redundancy dismissal was unjustified due to a lack of consultation, lack of relevant information, and failure to properly explore alternatives and redeployment.
At a later meeting the employer gave her the option to resign or be dismissed; the ERA held the resignation was strongly induced and the termination.
In Neil Armstrong v Surplus Brokers Ltd [2019] NZERA 235, the ERA found a casual employee was unjustifiably dismissed during a period of engagement.
The Federated Farmers Employment Contract is commonly used by farmer employers.
Employers are often shocked that even when they win in the Employment Relations Authority (ERA), recovering actual legal spend from an employee is usually limited.
Poor accounting in the ERA: Menzies v Corrigan and the liquidator disclosure problem On 26 July 2024, the Employment Relations Authority ordered my client, Mr Menzies, ...
Ten recurring arguments and procedural problems seen in Employment Relations Authority investigations, and why they should carry little weight.
