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NZ 90 day trial periods explained for employers and employees.
![Kaytlin Pinder v S & O Bayliss Ltd [2022] NZERA 646 - 90-day trial invalid before start, unjustified dismissal, penalties](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
In Kaytlin Pinder v S & O Bayliss Ltd [2022] NZERA 646 the ERA held the 90-day trial clause was invalid because employment had already been accepted before the agreement was signed.
A truck driver worked one day for a small Waikato haulage company before being terminated by email under a supposed 90-day trial clause.
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.
ERA trial period case where an unexpected cellphone incident ("Masturbation!
She was dismissed on 26 December 2023 under a 90-day trial period after she had been working for 100 days.
The employer could not rely on a 90 day trial period because the written agreement was not signed before the employee started work.
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