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Some recurring examples from costs determinations include: Costs of mediation: often not accepted as "ERA investigation meeting" costs.
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Related categories Employment Relations Authority (ERA) Employment mediation (MBIE) Costs (ERA and Employment Court) Employer employment law advice Costs warning Employment Court litigation can become expensive fast.
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Strategy and settlement commentary (mediation dynamics, ERA investigation meetings, and costs positioning).
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Escalation if needed: If the employer won't engage reasonably, the matter can progress through negotiation/mediation and, if required, to the Emplopyment Relations Authority (ERA) (and sometimes to the Employment Court ).
![Shania Mackey v Shearing NZ Limited [2026] NZERA 146 - employer withheld s 149 settlement payments after alleged confidentiality breach; compliance ordered; penalties adjourned](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
2) Confidentiality: what breaches were proved The Authority explained that s 148 makes mediation communications inadmissible, so evidence about what was said in mediation had to be put to one side.
Main orders: One day's wages (plus holiday pay and KiwiSaver) for mediation attendance; $15,000 compensation; $3,000 penalty; costs reserved.
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Unfair Dismissal Cases
142
Unjustified Disadvantage
56
Redundancy
27
Constructive Dismissal
25
90 Day Trial
22
Unfair Dismissal
20
Employment Law News Opinion
18
Employment Law Advice For Employers
12
Employment Lawyers
9
Costs
7
Employment Court
7
Employment Mediation
6
No Win No Fee
6
Casual Employment
3
Covid 19
3
ERA
3
Special Interest Cases
2
Holidays Act
1