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Challenges are commonly required to be filed within 28 days of the date of the ERA determination.

... in relation to grievance remedies (as opposed to wage arrears or holiday pay), and that's the first time this has ever happened. We were instructed to challenge it to the Employment Court after having represented Mr ...

... of the 19th century, to the free market and global economies today, freedom from interference has been and remains a fundamental premise" (emphasis added, Thomas J. p 6 of the review article) Further: "... it ...

Summary Employment Court challenges move fast: 28 days (challenge) and 30 days (statement of defence) timeframes can be brutal for impecunious employees.

... to file a response, called a "Statement in Reply" within 14 calendar days of receipt of the Statement of Problem. Direction to mediation Once the employer has lodged their Statement in Reply, the parties are often ...

In doing so it uses a notional daily tariff as a starting point ($4,500 for the first day of an investigation meeting, and $3,500 for subsequent days).

... liable as an employer, this was Cotton v Gosling and Ors [2022] NZERA 90. Mr Cotton (C) applied for a job and began work undertaking a firewood recovery, splitting, selling and delivery operation that was based out ...

When a strike out is being sought, everything should be done to ensure a trial is not denied.