The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) decides employment disputes when they cannot be resolved through negotiation or MBIE mediation.
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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.
ERA trial period case where an unexpected cellphone incident ("Masturbation!
The Federated Farmers Employment Contract is commonly used by farmer employers.
When an employee is successful in the Employment Relations Authority (ERA), the employee can seek a contribution to costs.
Employers are often shocked that even when they win in the Employment Relations Authority (ERA), recovering actual legal spend from an employee is usually limited.
The ERA held that was an unequivocal sending away: the worker was dismissed without any fair process and did not abandon.
A general manager resigned after months of dispute about a short term incentive (STI) clause.
