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The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) decides employment disputes when they cannot be resolved through negotiation or MBIE mediation.
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A practical New Zealand guide to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA): applications, case management, evidence, witness statements, investigation meetings, remedies, costs and preparation.
![s 150A not applied; compliance on advocate s 149 invoice upheld (Mackey v Shearing NZ Ltd [2026] NZERA 146)](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
Mackey v Shearing NZ Ltd [2026] NZERA 146 is a useful case on s 149 finality, failed confidentiality counterclaims, and direct invoice payment of non-lawyer advocate fees.
When an employee is successful in the Employment Relations Authority (ERA), the employee can seek a contribution to costs.
The ERA found this repudiatory conduct caused an unjustified constructive dismissal.
FHE v Auckland Transport [2026] NZERA 552 - justified dismissal but unjustified initial suspension
CaseThe ERA upheld the dismissal, found the initial suspension caused unjustified disadvantage, and awarded $3,000 compensation.
The ERA found she was already an employee when the trial provision was signed, so the trial was invalid and her dismissal was unjustified.
LUO v BAZ [2026] NZERA 549 - genuine redundancy undone by inadequate consultation and redeployment
CaseThe ERA found the redundancy dismissal unjustified and awarded $11,000 compensation.
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