Canterbury, South Island
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Christian Pinkney · Associate · Employment · Christchurch
74 Armagh Street, Christchurch
Associate in the firm's Christchurch litigation team. His areas include ACC disputes and employment, as well as estate and trust disputes and mediation; the firm's ACC page names him as its contact for ACC reviews and appeals.
Madison Prattley · Associate · Employment · Christchurch
131 Victoria Street, Christchurch
Associate in the firm's litigation and dispute resolution team who specialises in employment law, including employment mediations and cases in the Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court. She also handles general civil litigation.
Personal grievances, dismissal, pay and workplace problems. A personal grievance usually has to be raised with your employer within 90 days, and the government offers free mediation. Employment law changed in 2026 — check employment.govt.nz for the current rules.
Usually 90 days. For sexual harassment that happened (or came to your notice) on or after 13 June 2023, it's 12 months.
Yes — the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2026 made several changes. Employment New Zealand (employment.govt.nz) has the current rules; a lawyer can tell you how they apply to you.
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