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When workplace suspension is justified, the consultation and contractual issues employers should consider, and how an unnecessary or unfair suspension can become a separate unjustified-disadvantage grievance.
Employer-side guidance on controlling representation costs in a personal-grievance defence and understanding the gap between a lawyer's invoice and the costs normally recoverable in the ERA.
Constructive dismissal claims arise when an employee resigns because of sufficiently serious employer conduct. This guide explains the legal tests, evidence to preserve, and why resigning too quickly can weaken a good case.
A consolidated guide to the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2026: commencement dates, changes to personal-grievance remedies and contribution, and the transitional question of which law applies to a particular dispute.
The difference between a probationary period and a statutory 90-day trial, and the fair process an employer must still follow before dismissing an employee on probation.
What workplace bullying means in New Zealand, the difference between repeated unreasonable behaviour and ordinary conflict or performance management, and the evidence and legal options available to an affected employee.
A guide to the employment-law disputes created by workplace Covid-19 vaccination requirements, including dismissal, disadvantage, consultation, alternatives and minimum-entitlement issues.
When an accepted conditional job offer can create employment rights before the employee's first day, and the risks when an employer withdraws the offer after conditions are said to have failed.
