If you have an employment relationship problem, you can't usually come straight to the Employment Court.

Follow these steps to resolve an employment relationship problem.

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Learn about a personal grievance(external link)

Learn about mediation(external link)(external link)

File a statement of problem with the Employment Relations Authority(external link)

File a challenge with the Employment Court

If you received the challenge find out how to defend it

Learn about document disclosure

Learn about what happens at the Employment Court

Find out what happens before a hearing, such as what documents need to be filed

Find out what happens during a hearing

Find out what happens after a hearing, such as receiving the judgment, costs, enforcement and how to appeal

This page was last updated: 02nd May 2023