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CULLY v THE WORK SHOP LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) [2025] NZERA 507 - constructive-dismissal and wage claims; $12,000 ordered

Mr Cully resigned from The Work Shop Limited and alleged the employer's breaches were serious enough to amount to constructive dismissal. He also sought unpaid wages and compensation, requiring the ERA to determine whether his resignation was legally attributable to the employer's conduct.

Matched passage: 62 for unpaid wages and compensation of $12,500.
Gary Cotton v Darcee Gosling, Gosling Solutions Limited, and Rob Ralston [2022] NZERA 90 - employer identity dispute; sole trader held liable; summary dismissal unjustified; $19, - orders for lost wages, arrears, holiday pay, and compensation

Gary Cotton's case required the ERA to identify who his employer actually was after work performed through Gosling Solutions and dealings involving Darcee Gosling and Rob Ralston. The case also concerned a summary termination and claims for unpaid employment entitlements.

Matched passage: It also ordered unpaid wage arrears (two unpaid weeks), unpaid holiday pay (8%), and compensation for humiliation, loss of dignity and injury to feelings.
Prasath Balachandariyar v Civtec Limited [2026] NZERA 302 - redundancy selection unfairly used asthma and wrist injury; compensation and lost wages ordered

Prasath Balachandariyar was selected for redundancy after workplace health issues including asthma and a wrist injury became part of the employer's assessment. He argued the selection process unfairly used his medical circumstances and that the employer had not conducted a fair redundancy process.

Matched passage: It referred him to treatment, paid for physiotherapy and hand therapy, sought updates from health professionals, and paid him for time spent attending appointments.
LJB v EBD [2026] NZERA 78 - resigned employee sent home mid-notice with no process; dismissal unjustified; $16,500 compensation plus $9,000 penalties for withheld wages and missing time records

LJB had already resigned and was working out one month's notice when EBD's HR manager called her to a meeting, told her to clear her desk and sent her away before the notice period expired. No allegations or supporting material had been put to her in advance and she had no genuine opportunity to respond.

Matched passage: Remedies: compensation, notice, and contribution By the time of the Authority's decision, the employer had paid the unpaid notice wages (in November 2025, about 19 months after they should have been paid).
Steven David Mitchell v Tasman Rugby Union Incorporated [2026] NZERA 435 - CEO returned to payroll on interim reinstatement

Tasman Rugby Union dismissed chief executive Steven Mitchell after an organisational review became intertwined with later misconduct allegations. He sought interim reinstatement, arguing the process appeared predetermined and that his substantive dismissal grievance had real strength.

Matched passage: It was an immediate payroll-only reinstatement, at the salary rate applying on 20 March 2026, including a taxed back-payment from 21 March 2026 to the end of the current pay period and ongoing payments at the previous salary frequency until the substantive matter is decided.
Tammy Maxine Stevenson v Mountain Chalets (2005) Limited [2025] NZERA 248 - not dismissed, but unjustified disadvantage; casual label rejected, $8,000 compensation and holiday pay recalculation

Tammy Stevenson had worked regular cleaning hours for Mountain Chalets for years despite the employer describing her as casual. A dispute over guaranteed hours and a phone conversation then led her to claim dismissal and challenge the employer's treatment of her employment status and holiday entitlements.

Matched passage: Orders made Unjustified disadvantage upheld: the employer was ordered to pay the remedies below.
Julie Curtis v Affordable UK Caravans and Parts Limited [2026] NZERA 46 - constructive dismissal after employer refused wages and delayed return; $25,000 compensation

Julie Curtis had a regular 20-hour week with Affordable UK Caravans when the employer told her there was no work until mid-January and refused to pay her contracted hours. She treated the prolonged exclusion from paid work as a serious breach and resigned.

Matched passage: She and the employer agreed she would take annual leave to cover her recovery period, and she remained on full pay through the week ending 6 November 2024.
Payal v JB Hospitality Ltd [2026] NZERA 18 - Constructive dismissal, wage arrears, and premium payments

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.

Matched passage: ... on an Accredited Employer Work Visa to work as a duty manager. She alleged that she was not paid wages for the first month, was underpaid for the hours worked after wage payments started, was required to pay wages to another employee, and faced working conditions (including ...

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