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Ms Dwyer brought sexual-harassment, unjustified-disadvantage, constructive-dismissal and good-faith claims arising from her work at Oakvue Bloodstock. The ERA separated the alleged harassment and resignation issues from specific employer actions that actually disadvantaged her employment.

A guide to the employment-law disputes created by workplace Covid-19 vaccination requirements, including dismissal, disadvantage, consultation, alternatives and minimum-entitlement issues.

Payal worked for JB Hospitality in a relationship involving unpaid wages and alleged premium payments. She resigned after the employment problems persisted and argued that the employer's breaches were sufficiently serious to amount to constructive dismissal.

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.

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.

A historical guide to the Covid-19 vaccination employment framework, including paid vaccination time, notice provisions and the process issues that arose when vaccination requirements affected employment.

A plain-English map of the agencies and institutions people often mean when they search for the old 'Labour Department': Employment New Zealand, MBIE mediation, Labour Inspectorate functions and the ERA.

After 15 years as RidgeAir's Chief Pilot, Ross McCullum had his work phone disconnected and laptop removed before a meeting at which he was told the business was closing. The ERA found the employer had dismissed him, rejected the later characterisation of his departure as voluntary, and awarded lost wages, compensation and substantial holiday-pay arrears.