ELDP Daily

Friday, 9 October 2026

4 determinations: 1 consent · 1 preliminary · 1 unjustified disadvantage · 1 unjustified dismissal

Employment Relations Authority

• [2026] NZERA 734 · Unjustified disadvantage · Partly upheld, no monetary remedy
  The Authority found a medical-grounds dismissal justified, but upheld a disadvantage grievance for 17 days in 2023 when the employee was medically cleared yet not rostered, ordering wages at the ordinary rate and no compensation.
• [2026] NZERA 735 · Unjustified dismissal · Upheld, $46,355.20
  The Authority exercised its discretion to award lost wages for 18 weeks, beyond the three months' remuneration figure in s 128(2), and imposed an $8,000 good faith penalty split equally with the Crown.
• [2026] NZERA 733 · Preliminary: time bar · Decided for the applicant
• [2026] NZERA 737 · Consent · Settlement terms recorded as orders