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R1i Technology dismissed Mr Bali during a Webex meeting and then confirmed the decision in writing. The employer did not participate in the ERA proceeding and the evidence showed no meaningful process satisfying the minimum statutory tests of procedural fairness.

Mr Williams was told by email on 17 March 2024 that he had been made redundant immediately. He had not previously been told his job was in jeopardy, no supporting information accompanied the decision, and there had been no genuine consultation before the outcome was reached.

This costs determination followed Christopher Wyeth's partly successful employment case against Hansen Products. The dispute was whether costs should be reduced because he had rejected a $10,000 Calderbank settlement offer before the substantive determination.

STL Linehaul challenged an ERA determination that had found Leo Waters' redundancy unjustified and awarded him remedies. The Employment Court proceeding tested whether the employer could overturn that employee-side outcome and the amounts flowing from it.

How employers should prepare for MBIE employment mediation: case assessment, documents, settlement range, negotiation strategy, Calderbank offers and precise s 149 settlement terms.

What an employer can realistically recover in ERA costs after successfully defending a claim, including the daily-tariff starting point and the circumstances that can increase or reduce an award.

Sleaktek stopped paying chief executive Juliet Hull, pursued a redundancy process she said was predetermined and later raised serious-misconduct allegations that had not been fairly put to her. The case also concerned director Robert Lawrence's personal involvement.

Fuyu Zhuo was summarily dismissed and trespassed from a hospitality business after allegations that he had taken cash from the till. The employer's case also included a fidelity claim, while Mr Zhuo challenged the lack of a fair investigation and sought wage and holiday entitlements.