Employment Law & Employment Relations NZ

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.

Our area of expertise are:

Media interviews:

Businesses say cost of fighting employment disuptes 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
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

Some of our notable cases in the news:

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

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

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