We represent employers and employees in employment disputes in New Zealand. All employees have rights under the Employment Relations Act 2000. This blog discusses common and relevant issues in New Zealand employment law.
![Crawford Morris v Fire and Emergency New Zealand [2025] NZERA 612 - summary dismissal held unjustified; reinstatement declined; $20,000 compensation after contribution](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
A long-serving firefighter was summarily dismissed for alleged serious misconduct. The ERA held the conduct relied on did not meet the serious misconduct threshold and the dismissal was unjustified. Reinstatement was declined as not reasonable or workable. Remedies included $25,000 compensation...
A clinic worker was dismissed for redundancy after the employer became insolvent, lost its lease, and transferred the business to a third party. The ERA accepted insolvency drove the closure, but held redundancy consultation was still required and the dismissal was unjustified. Orders: $2,035.50...
A dairy farm senior assistant disclosed neurodiversity conditions and a medicinal cannabis prescription before starting work. After disputes over contract terms and leave/tenancy issues, the employer suspended him indefinitely on vague health and safety grounds and then went silent for months....
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues (partly successful). Mr Mon was dismissed by text message on 19 July 2023, and his employment came to an end two weeks later on 2 August 2023 after Mr Mon had worked out his notice period.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues. Non-publication orders [3] Following the investigation meeting by AVL on 1 August 2025, the Authority Officer at my direction, invited the representatives to make submissions on whether non-publication...
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues. Mr Chand claimed he was unjustifiably disadvantaged and unjustifiably dismissed by RCIL on 15 January 2023.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues. Ms Bell alleges that the redundancy was not genuine, and that the process followed was procedurally and substantively flawed, resulting in both unjustified dismissal and disadvantage, and a breach of...
The personal grievance for unjustified disadvantage was upheld. Do you want me to apologise to your staff And if you want to you can put in a formal complaint or email Jitesh [32] Mr Blignaut did not mention this incident or the text exchange to Mr Singh, which later would...
