Workload statistics for the Employment Court provides a picture of court workload over the past 12 months, and are updated every six months.

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

There were 189 new cases filed in the Employment Court from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 compared with 157 cases filed in 2022/2023.  The Court disposed of 191 cases this financial year.  The number of active cases increased from 140 to 164 over the past year. 

1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023

There were 162 new cases filed in the Employment Court from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023, the same number of cases was filed in the same period in 2022.  The Court cleared 200 cases and the number of active cases decreased from 152 to 145 at the end of the year.

1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023

There were 157 new cases filed in the Employment Court from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 compared with 161 cases filed in 2021/2022.  The Court disposed of 203 cases this financial year.  The number of active cases decreased from 148 to 140 over the past year. 

1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022

There were 162 new cases filed in the Employment Court from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 compared to 157 cases filed in the same period in 2021.  The Court cleared 198 cases and the number of active cases increased from 148 to 152 at the end of the year.  As at 1 January 2023 the number of judgments outstanding beyond a reasonable time is nil.

1 July 2021 – 30 June 2022

There were 161 new cases filed in the Employment Court from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 compared with 150 cases filed in 2010/2021.  The Court disposed of 202 cases this financial year.  The number of active cases increased from 143 to 148 over the past year. 

1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021

There were 157 new cases filed in the Employment Court from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 compared to 141 cases filed in the same period in 2020.  The Court cleared 201 cases and the number of active cases decreased from 151 to 148 at the end of the year.

1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021

There were 150 new cases filed in the Employment Court from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 compared with 173 cases filed in 2019/2020.  The Court disposed of 226 cases this financial year.  The number of active cases decreased from 187 to 143 over the past year.

1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020

There were 141 new cases filed in the Employment Court from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 compared to 203 cases filed in the same period in 2019.  The Court cleared 230 cases and the number of active cases decreased from 198 to 151 at the end of the year.

1 July 2019 – 30 June 2020

There were 173 new cases filed in the Employment Court from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 compared with 183 cases filed in 2018/2019.  The Court disposed of 224 cases this financial year.  The number of active cases decreased from 198 to 187 over the past year.

1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019

There were 202 new cases filed in the Employment Court from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 compared to 194 cases filed in the same period in 2018.  The Court cleared 207 cases and the number of active cases increased from 173 to 197 at the end of the year.

1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019

There were 183 new cases filed in the Employment Court from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 compared to 210 cases filed in 2017/2018.  The Court disposed of 160 cases this financial year.  The number of active cases increased from 141 to 198 over the past year.

1 January 2018 – 31 December 2018

There were 194 new cases filed in the Employment Court from 1 January to 31 December 2018 compared to 164 cases filed in the same period in 2017.  The Court cleared 185 cases and the number of active cases increased from 142 to 173 at the end of the year.

1 July 2017 – 30 June 2018

There were 210 new cases filed in the Employment Court in the 2017/2018 financial year, compared to 158 cases filed in 2016/2017.  The Court disposed of 180 cases this financial year.  The number of active cases increased slightly from 134 to 141 over the past year.

1 January 2017 – 31 December 2017

There were 164 new cases filed in the Employment Court in 2017 compared to 179 cases filed in 2016.  The Court cleared more cases than were received, with 183 disposals.  The number of active cases increased slightly from 134 to 142 over the past year.

1 July 2016 – 30 June 2017

There were 158 new cases filed in the Employment Court in the 2016/2017 financial year, compared to 175 cases filed in 2015/2016.  The Court cleared more cases than were received, with 204 disposals. The number of active cases reduced from 118 to 99 over the past year.

1 January 2016 – 31 December 2016

There were 179 new cases filed in the Employment Court in the 2016 compared to 172 cases filed in 2015.  The Court cleared more cases than were received, with 198 disposals. The number of active cases increased slightly from 128 to 134 over the past year.

1 July 2015 – 30 June 2016

There were 175 new cases filed in the Employment Court in the 2015/2016 financial year, compared to 151 cases filed in 2014/2015.  The Court cleared more cases than were received, with 217 disposals. The number of active cases reduced slightly from 119 to 118 over the past year.

1 January 2015 – 30 December 2015

There were 172 new cases filed in the Employment Court in the 2015 compared to 174 cases filed in 2014.  The Court cleared more cases than were received, with 221 disposals. The number of active cases reduced slightly from 131 to 128 over the past year.

All judges aim to deliver their judgments as quickly as possible.  The judges of the Employment Court expect that 90% of judgments will be delivered within three months of the last day of the hearing or receipt of the last submissions, whichever is later. The three month period does not include court vacations or other periods of judges’ leave.  A judge may sometimes tell the parties at the hearing that the judgment will take longer than three months to deliver because the case is complex or for other appropriate reasons.