We are supporters of unions and pro-worker organizations in New Zealand.

We strongly suggest that employees seek out and join their relevant unions at the

start of their employment.  

 

If you are unable to join a union and have an issue that you would like to discuss,

we are here to help you.

 

Problems in the workplace can be stressful.  Advocates and employment lawyers

are sometimes too expensive to engage for day-to-day issues so they often go unresolved.  

At the Worker's Advocate, we aim to keep costs affordable.  

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Our area of expertise are:

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• Breach of Contract/Breach of Employment Agreement

• ​Representation and Bargaining

• Personal Grievances

• Disputes

• Migrant Exploitation

• Performance Management

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Media interviews:

• Cleaning boss who refuses to pay wages claims she's being treated unfairly Reat Stuff Article

• Can't pay, or won't pay? How a cleaning boss has dodged a $120,000 wages bill for three years Read Stuff Article

• The body meant to resolve employer-employee disputes has huge backlog of cases with long delays common Read Stuff Article

• Mediation services facing long delays post-Covid, slowing justice for aggrieved workers Read Stuff Article 

• Diana Clement explores how you enforce a court’s judgment when defendants try to hide their assets and when official agencies don't show any special inclination to help enforce the decision Read interest.co.nz Article

• Justice denied: How unpaid workers miss out when bosses liquidate Read Stuff Article

• Liquor store sales on ice after judge orders freeze amid allegations of staff exploitation worth over $600k in unpaid wages Read Stuff Article

• Lockdown created 'perfect storm' for ERA backlog Read RNZ Article

• Exploited staff numbers 'tip of the iceberg' - lawyer Read Radio New Zealand Article

• Seventy businesses banned from hiring migrant workers Read Stuff Article

• Concerns efforts to stop migrant exploitation don't go far enough Read RNZ Article

• Government called on to end "visa bondage" for migrant workers Read Stuff Article

• Businesses say cost of fighting employment disputes too high - NZIER report Read Stuff Article

• Change to international students' post-study work rights announced Watch TV ONE "1 News"

• Pizza Huts profiled for migrant exploitation  Read Newsroom. Article

• Employees paid a salary working overtime for free a 'common problem' Read Stuff Article Read Skikiwi Article 新西兰无薪加班“很常见” 注意合同中一个漏洞​

• Legal advocate Nathan Santesso consulted over Government stand down list Read Stuff Article

• 'Nobody is a superhuman' - Exploited migrant worker calls for Government crackdown on rogue employers Watch TV ONE "1 News"

• Exploited staff numbers 'tip of the iceberg' Read Radio New Zealand Article

• Seventy businesses banned from hiring migrant workers Read Stuff Article

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Some of our notable cases in the news:

• UFB worker attempts to put Chorus on spot amid boost for mooted class action lawsuit Read Stuff Article

• One year after taking his case for unpaid wages, Anil Verma has been awarded $75,000 Read Stuff Article

• Auckland cleaning firm operating through Groupon, GrabOne to pay at least $123,700 to workers Read Stuff Article

• Former Urban Turban worker wins $40,000 payout Read Stuff Article, Read NZ Herald Article

        Read Chinese Herald Article 奥克兰印度餐厅剥削员工 被判赔偿4万纽币

• Bakery owners fined after failing to comply with ERA ruling  Read NZ Herald Article

• Hotel must pay $80,000 to migrant workers Read Scoop Article, Read HRD Article

       Read Skykiwi Article 系统维护也不能没记录啊 AKL酒店拖欠工资被判赔

• $13,000 for just nine days' work: Italia Square bartender gets payout after boss yelled at her

       Read NZ Herald Article

• ERA awards Auckland transgender woman $15K for unfair dismissal

       Read Stuff Article, Read Radio New Zealand Article, Watch TV ONE "Seven Sharp

       Read Daily Mail Australia Article, Read Skikiwi Article因变性遭雇主施压辞职 一怒之下向雇佣关系局起诉