![Yifu Jiang v Smartrade Limited [2026] NZERA 56 - fixed-term clause held unlawful; unjustified dismissal; $15,600 lost wages and $12,000 compensation](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
Orders: $15,600 gross lost wages and $12,000 compensation (costs reserved).
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Orders included $9,500 compensation, one week's wages (net, based on 40 hours), and a $500 penalty payable to the Crown.
40 gross lost wages and holiday pay, with KiwiSaver to be calculated.
Wages / holiday pay issues (including arrears and incorrect final pay).
The parties had resolved the associated wage-arrears claim before determination, but the contractual breach remained relevant to the grievance and penalty claims.
Fvg v Yjn [2026] NZERA 242 - redundancy, 90 day trial; what the ERA decided and what was ordered
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Unfair Dismissal (Unjustified Dismissal) Case Summaries | ERA New Zealand
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90 Day Trial Period (NZ)
8 FVG seeks a substantial period of lost wages due to being unable to find other work.
... date: 30 March 2026 Claims: unjustified dismissal; compensation; lost wages; holiday arrears Outcome: unjustified dismissal upheld; $12,000 compensation; $14,000 reimbursement (two months); annual holiday arrears ...
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