ELDP Daily

Monday, 12 October 2026

8 determinations: 1 consent · 1 constructive dismissal · 1 costs · 1 interim application · 1 penalty · 1 removal to court · 1 unjustified disadvantage · 1 unjustified dismissal

Employment Relations Authority

• [2026] NZERA 697 · Unjustified disadvantage · Not upheld
  The Authority found the signed casual offer and the parties' discussions about limited availability showed a genuine casual engagement, with no entitlement to ongoing, minimum or set hours.
• [2026] NZERA 736 · Constructive dismissal · Upheld, $10,156
  The Authority held that repeated late wage payments made resignation reasonably foreseeable, but limited lost wages to four weeks because the employer's finances made disestablishing the role likely.
• [2026] NZERA 738 · Unjustified dismissal · Upheld, $33,440
• [2026] NZERA 739 · Penalty · Claim partly succeeded, penalty to the Crown
• [2026] NZERA 741 · Interim application · Declined · follows [2026] NZERA 179
• [2026] NZERA 740 · Removal to court · Removal declined
• [2026] NZERA 742 · Costs · Costs to the applicant, $3,881.25 · follows [2026] NZERA 514
• [2026] NZERA 694 · Consent · Settlement terms recorded as orders