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Jingkai Wang v Envoco Limited [2025] NZERA 845 - resignation, covert recordings and limited unjustified disadvantage

Jingkai Wang v Envoco Limited [2025] NZERA 845 - resignation, covert recordings and limited unjustified disadvantage

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Unjustified Disadvantage

Jingkai Wang claimed Envoco had dismissed him and subjected him to bullying and an unsafe workplace, while the employer said he resigned. The evidence also included covert recordings and a trial clause signed only after work had begun.

Matched passage: Why this case matters: robust or even unprofessional language does not automatically amount to dismissal.
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Deborah Coley v Bupa Care Services NZ Limited [2026] NZERA 530 - redundancy threat used to force variation of guaranteed hours

Deborah Coley v Bupa Care Services NZ Limited [2026] NZERA 530 - redundancy threat used to force variation of guaranteed hours

Case
Unjustified Disadvantage

Deborah Coley's agreement guaranteed at least 32 hours each week, but Bupa sought to vary that guarantee by averaging hours across a six-week roster and presented redundancy as the alternative if she refused. A later disciplinary investigation and written warning added a second strand to the disadvantage claim.

Matched passage: Rather than honouring the agreement or bargaining openly, Bupa presented dismissal as the alternative.
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Unfair Dismissal 21 Redundancy 38 Personal Grievance 17 Unjustified Disadvantage 84 90 Day Trial Period 26 Constructive Dismissal 33 Disciplinary Process 7 Workplace Bullying 4 Medical Incapacity 7 Employment Mediation 7

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Dismissal & Job Loss

Unfair Dismissal 21 Redundancy 38 Constructive Dismissal 33 90 Day Trial Period 26 Medical Incapacity 7

Employment Terms & Leave

Probationary Periods 6 Casual Employment 9 Holidays Act 11

Problems at Work

Personal Grievance 17 Unjustified Disadvantage 84 Disciplinary Process 7 Suspension from Work 9 Performance Management 5 Workplace Bullying 4

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Employment Mediation 7 Employment Lawyers & Advocates 13 No Win No Fee 6

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Employment Relations Authority 3 ERA & Court Costs 7 Employment Court 11

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Unfair Dismissal Cases 246 Employment Court Cases 17 Special Interest Cases 4 Employment Law News & Opinion 20 Covid-19 Updates 3