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Unfair dismissal occurs when an employee's dismissal from employment is considered harsh, unjust or unreasonable.

NZ employers should ensure well-drafted casual employment agreements outline the details of an employee's working hours.

This decision has implications for all who engage independent contractors, not just those operating in the gig economy.

The Commission will look at all the circumstances of a case, as are relevant, to determine whether a dismissal is unfair.

Two recent Fair Work Commission decisions clarify the boundaries of acceptable teacher conduct when disciplining students, with one dismissal upheld for physical contact and another overturned as unfair. These cases provide crucial guidance for schools navigating staff discipline while managing unfair dismissal risks.

Once a benefit of employment becomes an established feature of a role, employers may not be able to withdraw it without agreement.

These cases illustrate what employers need to be aware of when considering constructive dismissal in their workplace.

3 Cases show that even when employees behave badly, employers need to follow protocol throughout the termination process.

Effectively managing an employee's workplace performance and conduct will reduce the risk of an unfair dismissal claim.

This is a checklist of changes to important employment-related monetary thresholds, which are indexed annually on 1 July.

An employee whose actions while on a stop-work protest breached his employer's Code of Conduct was dismissed lawfully.

This employee, who was suspended without pay when she breached the conditions of her visa, was held unfairly dismissed.

Discussion of recent case where employees were awarded compensation for distressing employment termination.

An employee was unfairly dismissed for refusing to follow an order to log in and out of work using a fingerprint scanner.

Both employees and employers need to be mindful of where to draw the line between private and public communication.

A demotion involving a significant reduction in pay may constitute dismissal, so employees could claim unfair dismissal.

A forced resignation occurs when an employer threatens to terminate your employment if you refuse to resign.