[2024] NZEmpC 109 LDJ v EZC [pdf, 249 KB]
...they raised a personal grievance and sought three months’ lost wages. After negotiation, they were offered and accepted a sum of $20,000 in settlement of their claims. The settlement agreement was signed by the applicant and the respondent’s human resources director, but was not certified by an MBIE-employed mediator under s 149 of the Act. [4] The applicant’s position is that when they signed the settlement agreement, they did not have the requisite mental capacity to do...