You and your employer can choose to represent yourself or to be represented by another person, such as a union representative, negotiator or lawyer. The law allows persons without legal training to act as representatives before the Labour Court; However, due to the special skills required, most people receive an employment lawyer to represent them. Judicial proceedings scheduled from 5 October 2022 to 21 October 2022 Labour inspectors monitor and apply the minimum conditions of employment. To address a problem to a labour inspector, contact the Ministry of the Economy, Innovation and Employment at: Toll-free telephone number 0800 20 90 20 The history of the Labour Court and its judges. The nature of the cases brought before the Court of Justice. New Zealand Employment Law Reports provides an indispensable selection of the most important decisions of the Labour Court as well as the most important labour law cases of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The reported cases date back to 1998 and are selected by the authors on the basis of their relevance. This series is a very practical tool for anyone who regularly works on labour law issues. New judgments are added regularly to ensure subscribers stay up to date.

www.employment.govt.nz/resolving-problems/steps-to-resolve/early-resolution The Labour Court hears and decides on cases relating to labour disputes. These include the Labour Relations Authority`s contested findings, questions of legal interpretation, and disputes regarding strikes and lockouts. Search here for industrial relations authority cases since November 2000. PDF copies of the results since 2005 can be downloaded, provided there are no publication restrictions. Judgments from other jurisdictions may be available online at the Labour Court or in court decisions. The relevant employment laws and the rules governing the functioning of the Court of Justice. Note: Legal aid may be available for cases before the Labour Court, see the chapter „Legal aid and other legal aid“. For more information about the early resolution service, you can fill out the form on www.employment.govt.nz or call 0800 20 90 20. The court has the power to rule on the case „as it deems appropriate in fairness and good faith“, as long as its decision is not inconsistent with the law or the corresponding employment contract. This means that it makes an overall assessment of what is fair, taking into account all the circumstances of the cases. It can hear evidence and obtain information that would not be authorized by other courts. Steps to solve a problem with an employment relationship.

Complete, submit and provide documents. Challenge a decision of the Industrial Relations Authority and submit other applications. This website does not contain any legal advice. The information does not necessarily apply to all cases and is subject to the relevant provisions of the Labour Relations Act 2000, the Labour Courts Regulations 2000 and the practical instructions issued by judges. Reference is made to some of these sources on this site. If you would like to know more about your employment rights or if you have a problem with an employment relationship, please see Employment New Zealand One of the 20 current case law databases, Employment Cases, includes all cases reported in the Employment Reports of New Zealand, as well as other Supreme Court employment cases, the Privy Council, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Labour Court, the Labour Court, the Arbitration Tribunal, the District Courts, the Labour Relations Authority and the Labour Court. Before considering a case, the Labour Court must consider whether both parties have attempted to resolve the issue through mediation. The court must order both parties to submit to mediation, unless it does not serve a constructive purpose, is not in the public interest, or compromises the urgency or provisional nature of the case, see „Mediation“ in this chapter. [2022] NZEmpC 161 Tranzurban Hutt Valley Ltd v. New Zealand Tramways & Public Passenger Transport Employees Union Wellington Inc (Cost Judgment by Judge B A Corkill, August 31, 2022) COSTS – INDICATIVE SCALE – Fees awarded.