ELDP Daily

Friday, 16 October 2026

8 determinations: 2 costs · 1 collective bargaining · 1 constructive dismissal · 1 non-publication · 1 preliminary · 1 removal to court · 1 unjustified dismissal; 1 court judgment: 1 Employment Court

Employment Relations Authority

• [2026] NZERA 753 · Unjustified dismissal · Upheld, $9,000
• [2026] NZERA 756 · Collective bargaining · Decided for the applicant
• [2026] NZERA 757 · Constructive dismissal · Not upheld
• [2026] NZERA 759 · Preliminary: employment status · Decided against the applicant · Cites the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2026
  The Authority held that the February 2026 specified contractor amendment did not apply, because the status claim was lodged before 21 February 2026, so the earlier law governed whether the applicant was an employee.
• [2026] NZERA 755 · Non-publication · Order made
• [2026] NZERA 760 · Removal to court · Removed to the Employment Court
• [2026] NZERA 754 · Costs · Costs against the applicant, $6,500 · follows [2024] NZERA 623
• [2026] NZERA 758 · Costs · Costs against the applicant, $3,280 · follows [2026] NZERA 690

The courts

• [2026] NZEmpC 247 · Employment Court · Judgment · Claim succeeded · Cites the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2026