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Employee employment law help · Dunedin & Otago

Employment Advocate Dunedin & Otago

We help Dunedin and Otago employees understand formal workplace processes, preserve their position and progress Personal Grievances through negotiation, mediation and the Employment Relations Authority.

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Dismissed or facing formal action? Most Personal Grievances generally need to be raised within 90 days. Save the employment agreement, letters, emails, texts, meeting invitations, notes and any relevant rosters or payslips. If you are thinking about resigning, get advice before doing it if you can.

Employment problems we help with in Dunedin & Otago

Start with the problem that best matches what has happened at work.

Unfair dismissalDismissed for misconduct, performance, incapacity or another stated reason.
RedundancyRestructure, consultation, selection, redeployment and whether the job was genuinely redundant.
Personal GrievanceRaising the grievance, evidence, remedies, negotiation and the next procedural step.
Constructive dismissalPressure to resign, intolerable circumstances and the risks of resigning before getting advice.
Disciplinary processAllegations, investigations, meetings, warnings, suspension and proposed dismissal.
Unjustified disadvantageWarnings, reduced hours, changes to duties, demotion, suspension and other adverse action.

Employment law help in Dunedin & Otago

Dunedin and Otago employment includes health, education, university and public-sector work, trades, construction, manufacturing, professional services, retail, hospitality and tourism. Institutional workplaces can produce detailed policies and long processes, while smaller employers may act much more informally.

Whether the file is extensive or sparse, the same discipline helps: identify the employer’s stated concern, the information put to the employee, the response given, the decision-maker and the outcome. That lets us test the substance and procedure without getting lost in irrelevant material.

Issues we commonly focus on

  • Institutional disciplinary and performance processes
  • Dismissal and disadvantage claims
  • Restructuring and redundancy
  • Personal Grievance, mediation and ERA representation

Areas covered

This is a regional starting point, not a boundary on who can contact us.

Dunedin Mosgiel Balclutha Oamaru North Otago Clutha the wider Otago region

What happens next

1

Assess

Work out the facts, documents, legal issue, deadline and realistic outcomes.

2

Raise & negotiate

Raise the claim properly and test whether the dispute can be resolved directly.

3

Mediation

Prepare the evidence and position for MBIE employment mediation and settlement discussions.

4

ERA / Court

If resolution is not sensible, progress the claim through the ERA and, where required, the Employment Court.

Employment mediation Employment Relations Authority

Employment cases connected to Dunedin & Otago

Recent Anderson Law case summaries that mention this region, a local workplace, registry or hearing location.

7 Aug 2026

Briar Kennedy v Adulto HR Limited [2026] NZERA 537 - missing trial clause and predetermined performance dismissal

Adulto HR Limited believed Briar Kennedy was employed on a 90-day trial, but the employment agreement contained no trial provision and was not given to her until after she started work. Adulto then purported to extend the trial into a probationary period and dismissed her after 97 days. The ERA found there was no valid trial or probationary period, the qualification and performance grounds did not justify dismissal, and the outcome was predetermined. Adulto was ordered to pay $14,900 gross lost remuneration and $16,000 compensation.

2 Jul 2026

Amanda Bradley v Fire and Emergency New Zealand [2026] NZERA 441 - FireSuper eligibility and poor communication

Amanda Bradley, a Manager Region Training for Fire and Emergency New Zealand, could not establish that her collective agreement gave automatic entry to the FireSuper scheme. The ERA found that eligibility was conditional upon the FireSuper Trust Deed or the Trustees' discretion, and it could not direct FENZ to confer rank or classify the MRT role as Black Watch. But the Authority found FENZ had significant influence over FireSuper eligibility and handled Ms Bradley's enquiries in a poor, slow, inconsistent and confusing manner. That was an unjustified disadvantage and a breach of good faith. Ms Bradley was awarded $5,000 compensation, with no contribution reduction...

2 Jun 2026

Fiona Scott v Ritchies Transport Holdings Limited [2026] NZERA 342 - casual bus driver found to be permanent and unjustifiably dismissed

Fiona Scott was employed by Ritchies Transport Holdings Limited on a casual agreement, but the ERA found the real nature of the relationship had evolved into permanent employment. After a route deviation for a toilet break, two scheduled shifts were removed and no further shifts were offered. The ERA found this amounted to unjustified dismissal and ordered $10,000 compensation and $12,870 gross lost wages...

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