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Removal to the Employment Court

396 Employment Relations Authority determinations, newest first.

The Authority investigates most employment disputes itself, but under s 178 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 it may send a matter, or part of one, to the Employment Court instead. It may do so where an important question of law is likely to arise other than incidentally; where the case is of such a nature and urgency that removal is in the public interest; where the Court already has proceedings between the same parties on the same, similar or related issues; or where the Authority considers that in all the circumstances the Court should decide it. These determinations decide only whether the matter moves; the claim itself is then heard by the Court.

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  30. Hosea Courage v The Overseeing Shepherd — [2024] NZERA 200 Member David G Beck · 2024-04-05
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  33. YQO v MYN — [2024] NZERA 108 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2024-02-26
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  38. Gary Owen Burgess v Tutton Sienko and Hill Partnership — [2023] NZERA 522 Member Philip Cheyne · 2023-09-12
  39. Penny Jackson and Others v Fletcher Distribution Limited — [2023] NZERA 454 Member Rachel Larmer · 2023-08-17
  40. Viraf Todywalla v The Warehouse Group Limited — [2023] NZERA 436 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2023-08-11
  41. Yvette Jennison v ACG Education Ltd — [2023] NZERA 222 Member Nicola Craig · 2023-05-04
  42. Bryce Wilson v Pragma Designer Homes Ltd / Sanjil Mistry — [2023] NZERA 188 Member Robin Arthur · 2023-04-17
  43. Danske Mobler Limited v A Labour Inspector of MBIE — [2023] NZERA 102 Member Rachel Larmer · 2023-03-03
  44. HLI v VMZ — [2023] NZERA 59 Member Peter Fuiava · 2023-02-09
  45. Stephen McPherson v OJI Fibre Solutions (NZ) Ltd — [2022] NZERA 465 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2022-09-15
  46. New Zealand Nurses Organisation v Health New Zealand — [2022] NZERA 340 Member Helen Doyle · 2022-07-21
  47. Jane Wright v Southern Cross Healthcare Limited — [2022] NZERA 332 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2022-07-19
  48. Yvonne Thompson v Craighead Diocean School Board of Proprietors — [2022] NZERA 156 Member Andrew Dallas · 2022-04-22
  49. QDY v Counties Manukau District Health Board — [2022] NZERA 103 Member Rachel Larmer · 2022-03-21
  50. Szablewska v Vice-Chancellor Auckland University of Technology — [2022] NZERA 2 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2022-01-12
  51. Shaun Cameron Hendy v The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland — [2021] NZERA 586 Member Rachel Larmer · 2021-12-24
  52. Talent Propeller Limited v YJL — [2021] NZERA 575 Member Marija Urlich · 2021-12-22
  53. TPT Forests Limited v Craig Penfold — [2021] NZERA 571 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2021-12-20
  54. A Labour Inspector v Nikhil Himalaya Point Chev Limited t/a Merchants Liquor — [2021] NZERA 557 Member Andrew Dallas · 2021-12-14
  55. Lyn Soapi v Pick Hawke's Bay Incorporated — [2021] NZERA 521 Member Sarah Kennedy-Martin · 2021-11-24
  56. FGH v RST — [2021] NZERA 377 Member Claire English · 2021-08-26
  57. E Tu Incorporated v Carter Holt Harvey LVL Limited — [2021] NZERA 366 Member Robin Arthur · 2021-08-17
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  59. Melissa Bowen v Bank of New Zealand — [2021] NZERA 347 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2021-08-06
  60. The 20 District Health Boards v New Zealand Nurses Organisation — [2021] NZERA 346 Member Peter van Keulen · 2021-08-05
  61. GF v OO — [2021] NZERA 251 Member David G Beck · 2021-06-14
  62. Michael Robert Jackson v The Aorere College Board of Trustees — [2021] NZERA 220 Member Geoff O'Sullivan · 2021-05-24
  63. Enterprise Motor Group (New Lynn) Limited v A Labour Inspector of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment — [2021] NZERA 147 Member Nicola Craig · 2021-04-14
  64. Reegan Paora Lawton v Steel Pencil Holdings Limited (in liquidation) — [2021] NZERA 92 Member Michael Loftus · 2021-03-08
  65. Alistair Ross Gordon Humphrey v Canterbury District Health Board — [2021] NZERA 43 Member Philip Cheyne · 2021-02-04
  66. A Labour Inspector v Samra Holdings Limited — [2020] NZERA 481 Member Robin Arthur · 2020-11-23
  67. NZ Technology Group Hawkes Bay Limited v Haig David Charles Flashoff — [2020] NZERA 463 Member Geoff O'Sullivan · 2020-11-11
  68. Awesome Art Limited v Iain Milne — [2020] NZERA 427 Member Michael Loftus · 2020-10-15
  69. Benjamin Stanley Eda v Aorere College Board of Trustees — [2020] NZERA 308 Member Vicki Campbell · 2020-08-07
  70. Crest Commercial Cleaning Limited v Total Property Services (Canterbury) Limited — [2020] NZERA 241 Member Helen Doyle · 2020-06-22
  71. Ahmed Alkazaz v Enterprise IT Limited — [2020] NZERA 178 Member Nicola Craig · 2020-05-04
  72. Mikayla Zhang v Waitematā District Health Board — [2020] NZERA 139 Member Anna Fitzgibbon · 2020-04-02
  73. Igor Grigorovich v Precise Limited — [2020] NZERA 129 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2020-03-25
  74. New Zealand Professional Fire Fighters Union v Fire and Emergency New Zealand — [2020] NZERA 123 Member Geoff O'Sullivan · 2020-03-18
  75. Susan Margaret Kennedy v The Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children — [2020] NZERA 93 Member Trish MacKinnon · 2020-02-27
  76. New Zealand Resident Doctors Association v The 20 District Health Boards of New Zealand — [2020] NZERA 71 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2020-02-18
  77. Peter Humphreys v Sian Jimenez Humphreys — [2019] NZERA 708 Member Robin Arthur · 2019-12-16
  78. First Union Incorporated v Allied Petroleum Limited — [2019] NZERA 680 Member Rachel Larmer · 2019-11-28
  79. Oliver Savage v Wai Shing Limited — [2019] NZERA 659 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2019-11-14
  80. Smiths City (Southern) Limited v Jeremy Claxton — [2019] NZERA 647 Member Peter van Keulen · 2019-11-11
  81. Thomas Visage v Worksafe New Zealand — [2019] NZERA 637 Member Michael Loftus · 2019-11-06
  82. Rauland NZ Limited v Conrad Delvo — [2019] NZERA 619 Member Nicola Craig · 2019-10-30
  83. Brian Gilkison v Lyttelton Port Company Limited — [2019] NZERA 572 Member Helen Doyle · 2019-10-08
  84. Sophie McKeich v DDUP NZ Limited — [2019] NZERA 555 Member Michael Loftus · 2019-09-27
  85. Garra International Limited v Loay Kanjo — [2019] NZERA 549 Member Helen Doyle · 2019-09-25
  86. A Labour Inspector v Sok Hoirng Chhoir in partnership with Rattanak Heng T/A The Bakehouse Cafe — [2019] NZERA 478 Member Robin Arthur · 2019-08-15
  87. The New Zealand Airline Pilots Association Industrial Union of Workers Incorporated v Virgin Australia (NZ) Employment in Crewing Limited — [2019] NZERA 376 Member T G Tetitaha · 2019-06-25
  88. A Labour Inspector v Southern Taxis Limited — [2019] NZERA 359 Member Andrew Dallas · 2019-06-17
  89. New Zealand Resident Doctors Association (NZRDA) v Auckland District Health Board — [2019] NZERA 297 Member Rachel Larmer · 2019-05-21
  90. Matthew Fechney v Spark New Zealand Trading Limited — [2019] NZERA 292 Member Helen Doyle · 2019-05-20
  91. Seaooloumalo Loli v Virgin Australia (NZ) Employment and Crewing Limited — [2019] NZERA 265 Member Nicola Craig · 2019-05-03
  92. Metropolitan Glass & Glazing Limited v A Labour Inspector — [2019] NZERA 188 Member Robin Arthur · 2019-04-01
  93. Marilyn Whale v Rangiura Trust Board — [2019] NZERA 187 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2019-03-29
  94. Angela Neil v New Zealand Nurses Organisation — [2019] NZERA 160 Member Robin Arthur · 2019-03-20
  95. Karen Currie v Bay of Plenty Sexual Assault Support Services Trust — [2019] NZERA 132 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2019-03-07
  96. Bay of Plenty District Health Board v Culturesafe New Zealand Limited — [2019] NZERA 101 Member T G Tetitaha · 2019-02-25
  97. Repeta Makea-Ruawhare v Turuki Health Care Charitable Trust — [2019] NZERA 73 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2019-02-13
  98. Melissa Bowen v Bank of New Zealand — [2019] NZERA 11 Member Eleanor Robinson · 2019-01-11
  99. Lindsay James Baird v Wellington Free Ambulance — [2019] NZERA 10 Member Michele Ryan · 2019-01-11
  100. Brian Saipe v Trude Jean Bethel — [2018] NZERA Auckland 382 Member T G Tetitaha · 2018-11-30