Tuesday, 29 September 2026

4 determinations: 2 costs · 1 constructive dismissal · 1 unjustified dismissal; 6 court judgments: 6 Employment Court

Employment Relations Authority

[2026] NZERA 699 · Unjustified dismissal · Partly upheld, $11,059.20
The Authority rejected the employer's claim that the worker abandoned his employment after one week, relying on his message about a day later protesting that he was being dismissed.
[2026] NZERA 700 · Constructive dismissal · Not upheld
The Authority found two related incidents on one day were not bullying under Worksafe New Zealand's definition, which requires repeated behaviour and does not include one-off instances of unreasonable behaviour.
[2026] NZERA 698 · Costs · Costs against the applicant, $14,000 · follows [2026] NZERA 552
[2026] NZERA 701 · Costs · Costs to the applicant, $1,750 · follows [2026] NZERA 538

[2026] NZEmpC 228 · Employment Court · Judgment · Challenge partly succeeded · challenge to [2025] NZERA 509
[2026] NZEmpC 232 · Employment Court · Judgment · Claim succeeded, $187,651.92 · follows [2025] NZERA 160
[2026] NZEmpC 227 · Employment Court · Interlocutory · Application declined · challenge to [2025] NZERA 535
[2026] NZEmpC 229 · Employment Court · Interlocutory · Application granted in part · challenge to [2026] NZERA 652
[2026] NZEmpC 230 · Employment Court · Interlocutory · Application granted in part · challenge to [2025] NZERA 802
[2026] NZEmpC 231 · Employment Court · Costs · challenge to [2025] NZERA 241