Employment Law

The Authority made monetary and/or other orders. Arnold Putt is a Packaging Operator based at the Hamilton site of Mauri, a division of George Weston Foods (NZ) Ltd (GWF or the company). Key amounts include compensation of $8,000.00.

A Port of Tauranga stevedore was dismissed for medical incapacity after an asthma flare during palm kernel bulk work. The ERA held there was a serious question to be tried about whether the employer overstated the dust risk and failed to consider modified duties, and it ordered interim...

The Authority made monetary and/or other orders. John Pio was employed by Strautmann Hopkins Limited (SHL) from 1 March 2020 as a regional sales manager until his employment ended by way of redundancy on 26 April 2023. He says his... Key amounts include other payments of $18,000.

Interim reinstatement decision. A field operations manager with 16 years service was summarily dismissed for serious misconduct after an 'illegal connection' incident involving a direct report. The ERA found a serious question to be tried on unjustified dismissal (including a mismatch between...

A retail assistant was dismissed by WhatsApp during a probation period after the employer relied on KPI metrics from CCTV and 'performance reports' but never raised concerns in writing or held any disciplinary meeting. The ERA held the employer ignored its own staged warning policy and the s...

After a s 149 mediated settlement, the employer was required to pay $3,000 compensation to the employee, pay $3,500+GST to the employee's representative on invoice, and provide a certificate of service. The employer deliberately withheld compliance after hearing allegations the employee...

Outcome: see the Authority's findings and orders in the embedded determination. At the material time, the first respondent, Dong Construction Limited (Dong Construction), was an Accredited Employer under Immigration New Zealand's (INZ's) Accredited Employer Work Visa Sc...

Preliminary determination. The estate of a deceased employee sought to bring a personal grievance (including constructive dismissal) against a New Zealand company after he died at work in Melbourne. The Authority held the NZ employment had ended before the move to Australia, a separate...