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ERA found the employee was unjustifiably dismissed after being summarily terminated and trespassed without any fair investigation into allegations he took cash from the till.

ERA held the employee was constructively and unjustifiably dismissed when the employer told her not to return to work until mid-January and refused to pay her contracted hours.

The Authority ordered arrears, lost remuneration, $18,000 compensation each (after contribution), and a $10,000 penalty.

A practical summary of Payal v JB Hospitality Ltd [2026] NZERA 18.

In George King v Off the Wall Construction Ltd [2026] NZERA 14, the ERA held the 90-day trial was invalid because the employee had already worked (and been paid) before signing.

Summary of Hurikawa v Walton Mountain Ltd [2026] NZERA 8.

JHJ v IXX [2026] NZERA 2 is an unjustified dismissal determination.

The ERA accepted the employer had genuine attendance concerns and had raised them, but held the dismissal unjustified because the worker was not given a final chance to understand the seriousness of.