Resolving employment disputes
A dispute between an employer and an employee can be unpleasant, so it pays to take the time to prevent a problem from getting bigger and act quickly to address any issues. The Employment Relations Act gives employees the right to pursue a personal grievance if they feel they have been the victim of a number of things including, unjustifiable dismissal, discrimination, and sexual or racial harassment. This is an introduction to resolving employment disputes.
In most situations the employment agreement will outline how an employer must deal with employee misconduct. This information is a general guide to dealing with employee misconduct in the workplace, and the steps to follow when issuing a formal warning, or carrying out the disciplinary process.
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This article explains the different kinds of personal grievance claims your employee might make against you. Under the Employment Relations Act employees have 90 days to raise a personal grievance with their employers for unjustified dismissal, discrimination, sexual harassment, racial harassment and duress.
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A step by step guide to resolving employment related disputes and where to go if you can't. You should try in good faith to resolve any problems yourselves before seeking mediation assistance or going to the Employment Relations Authority.
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The Department of Labour provides mediation services to help people resolve their employment relations problems quickly and effectively. Assistance can be provided in a range of ways from provision of information, facilitation, educational events or programmes, or mediation. Mediation services are available to both employers and employees to help them identify problems and seek appropriate courses of action to resolve them.
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This article looks at how to take a complaint to the Employment Relations Authority . The ERA is an investigative body that operates in an informal way by looking at the merits and facts of each case. A decision is then made with less emphasis on the legal technicalities. The Authority is in three locations (Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch) and its members may travel to places where a problem has arisen.
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An article about going to the Employment Court for people who have already tried the Employment Relations Authority, but are unhappy with the result and wish to take the matter further.
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