Monday, 1 September 2025
Learning Objectives:
- Review key recent ERA judgments and understand their implications for employment law practice
- Gain insights into collective bargaining and good employer obligations in light of recent decisions
*Original Content was created in September 2024
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Recent Significant Employment Relations Authority (ERA) Judgments
Acquire insightful reviews of key ERA decisions, focusing on their relevance and significance, and receive a comprehensive analysis of actionable insights applicable to your professional practice. Examine recent determinations from the Authority that canvas the recent trends including:
- The collective bargaining issues highlighted in The Athletes’ Cooperative Inc v High Performance Sport New Zealand
- How the Authority has applied the ‘heightened good employer obligations’ for public service organisations articulated in the Employment Court
Presented by Renee Butler, Partner, Dentons
Chair
Alan Knowsley, Consultant, Rainey Collins Lawyers
Presenters
Alan Knowsley, Consultant, Rainey Collins LawyersAlan is a Consultant of the firm and practises in the litigation and dispute resolution areas with particular emphasis on employment, privacy, construction, education, health, insurance and charities. Alan has many years experience in employment law, representing employers and employees and advising on how to get the best possible outcome. He can assist you with getting your employment agreements fully compliant with the law as well as with personal grievance claims, mediations and Employment Relations Authority hearings. Alan has extensive experience representing professionals in the health field in all of the various courts and tribunals. He is Past President of the New Zealand Chapter of the Australia New Zealand Education Law Association, Past President of the Employment Law Institute (2009-2013) and also advises the New Zealand School Trustees Association. He has advised disciplinary bodies on how to handle hearings and wrote the chapter on the disciplinary process for Cole's Medical Practice in New Zealand as well as numerous articles for other publications, including 5 years doing a weekly Legal Issues syndicated in newspapers around the country plus radio talk back shows on employment law. Alan is the legal adviser to the New Zealand Lions organisation.
Renee Butler, Partner, Dentons
Renee Butler is a Partner in Dentons employment team in Wellington. In addition to her broad experience across a range of employment law matters, Renee has particular expertise in health and safety, and immigration law. Renee advises a range of clients on employment, immigration, and health & safety matters across the business spectrum. She is highly regarded for her pragmatic approach when guiding clients through complex employment disputes and in leading workplace investigations. She regularly represents clients at mediation as well as in the Employment Relations Authority and the Employment Court.
