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Mr Hill challenged the ending of his employment with Tamaki Labour Hire and associated treatment during the employment relationship. The case required the ERA to separate the parts of his grievance that were established from claims for which the evidence did not justify relief.

How to identify the true employer where companies, trading names, directors, labour-hire entities or informal arrangements make the contracting party unclear.

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.

Why a restraint of trade recorded in a negotiated settlement can be harder to attack than a restraint imposed in the original employment agreement, particularly once the settlement is certified under s 149.

Commentary on National's proposal to remove or restrict no-win-no-fee employment arrangements and the likely access-to-justice consequences for employees who cannot fund representation upfront.