Employment Law Specialist | Susan-Jane Davies

ER LAW - Employment Relations Specialist - Susan-Jane Davies

Susan-Jane Davies is a specialist employment lawyer and advises clients in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

ER LAW - Employment Relations Specialist - Susan-Jane Davies

Susan-Jane Davies is a specialist employment lawyer and advises clients in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

SUSAN-JANE DAVIES

Meet Susan-Jane Davies, lawyer and Director of Employment Relations Law Limited trading as ERLAW.

I draw on my considerable experience as an employment lawyer and trusted advisor for a wide range of businesses, not for profits and employees. You can have confidence I will be in your corner, applying my expertise and credibility to manage your employment law issues effectively. I offer the full range of advice and representationon employment law issues – from legal compliance through to best practice in employment processes.

I provide a flexible approach to problem-solving but am also a tenacious advocate in dispute resolution from negotiated settlements through to mediation, the Employment Relations Authority and the Employment Court.

I bring you a customer-focused approach and strive to find you solutions which suit your individual needs and circumstances.

"You have done a great job. Thank you so much I am so pleased to have you on my side."

Senior Manager, Charitable Trust

"Susan-Jane I would definitely recommend you to someone with any employment issues. Your approach to the issue was professional yet understanding and realistic. This could easily have developed into a real back and forth situation getting nowhere. [This] has been kept to a minimum with your expertise. Thank you."

Private Individual

"Thanks for your help and guidance in ensuring a successful and speedy conclusion of my employment dispute. Your experience and knowledge in these matters was most helpful, and helped me achieve a most successful outcome. Thanks again."

Engineer Waikato

"I can’t thank you enough. It is a great weight off my shoulders. It has been great working with you. I would like to recommend you to others, if they need someone of your expertise"

Health Consultant

"I can not thank you enough for helping over this extremely rough time"

Employee, Hamilton

"I am very happy with the way things worked out today and will certainly be thinking highly of you and put your name forward if any of my friends or family need an employment lawyer. You have been very thorough and kept in touch with us every step of the way. We appreciated that very much."

Employee, Hamilton

"Susan-Jane really helped me understand all my options during an employment dispute. She was extremely professional and knowledgeable and I felt she really had my back. She was really easy to deal with and reassuring during what was a really difficult time. I would highly recommend her if you need an employment lawyer"

Senior Executive, well known Charity

"I have worked together with Susan-Jane on several employment matters. Susan-Jane not only has a superior understanding of employment law, she also goes above and beyond to advocate for her clients. She knows her clients well and advises them of exactly what to expect. Further, she is extremely skilled in negotiation and it appears nothing phases her. This was evident by the results she achieves on behalf of her clients. I do not hesitate to use Susan-Jane as a resource on complex matters. You can’t ask for a more competent, trustworthy and experienced employment lawyer to represent you or your business needs. Highly recommend."

A Hamilton based Senior Executive

"Having Susan-Jane to competently guide us in the right direction on employment matters was an enormous comfort and relief for us as an employer. We have always been extremely impressed with Susan-Jane’s professionalism and attentiveness, but we have also benefitted from the value of her experience, always resulting in successful outcomes "

Former Co-Founder and CEO of a national IT company

"Susan-Jane is a highly competent lawyer who is a capable advocate in the field of Employment Law. Susan-Jane is a well experienced practitioner, having worked with some big firms in the UK as well as NZ. She is also an effective team leader who is able to inspire confidence and competence with her colleagues at hearings and in court. Susan-Jane is well liked by client and peers. Susan-Jane can put her name to a number of benchmark employment law case outcomes."

Wellington based Occupational Health and Safety Consultant

SERVICES

I recognize that no two workplaces are the same. High performing employment relationships need to be based on a sound platform of employment agreements and workplace policies which are kept up-to-date and applied consistently, fairly and in good faith.

I can help you with:

Preparation and review of employment agreements and workplace policies
Preparation and review of executive bonuses and commission schemes
Resolving personal grievances and legal disputes
Restructuring and redundancy
Performance management
Disciplinary processes and suspensions
Dismissals
Workplace bullying and discrimination allegations and investigations

Wages claims
Holidays Act obligations and entitlements
Enforcement of restraints of trade confidentiality and intellectual property obligations
Employment obligations in business sales, outsourcing and subcontracting
Labour Inspector investigations and prosecutions on minimum standards and entitlements
Advocacy and dispute resolution including at mediation, Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court

CASES

Susan-Jane has appeared in numerous employment law cases involving dismissals, bullying, employee theft and dishonesty, restructuring, restraints of trade, collective agreement interpretation disputes, industrial action, performance management, employee protection in outsourcing, wages claims, minimum standards and entitlements. Here are some of them.

Harrison v Boyte and Anor
Unjustified Dismissal, Wage Arrears, Penalty

Barlow v Waikato Sheds Limited
Compliance Order

New Zealand Disciplinary Tribunal CAC v Teacher
Disciplinary Sanction, Name Suppression

Wicks v Symonite Panels Limited
Unjustified Disadvantage, Unjustified Dismissal

Barlow v Waikato Sheds Limited
Unjustified Dismissal

Keepa v Go Bus Transport Limited
Unjustified Dismissal

New Zealand Teachers Disciplinary CAC v Teacher
Disciplinary Sanction, Permanent Name Suppression

Labour Inspector v Matangi Berry Farm Limited
Minimum Standards, Minimum Entitlements

Mana Coach Services Limited v The New Zealand Tramways and Public Transport Employees Union Inc.
Wages During Strike Action

Alba v Pegasus Station Limited t/a Mobil Karori
Unjustified Dismissal

Moffatt v P A and S C Steens Limited t/a Steens Honey
Unjustified Dismissal

Nash v Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce and Anor
Statement of Problem Time Barred

First Union Inc and Ors. v Hooker Bros Holdings Limited
Wages claim, Interpretation of Collective Agreement

Chesley v Cityline (NZ) Limited
Wages claim, Interpretation of Collective Agreement

Nash v Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce and Anor
Statement of Problem Time Barred

Chalmers v City Line (NZ) Limited t/a Valley Flyer
Unjustified Disadvantage, Unjustified Dismissal

Toatoa v City line NZ Limited t/a Valley Flyer
Unjustified Disadvantage, Unjustified Dismissal

Intercad (NZ) Limited v Rice
Enforcement of Restraint of Trade

Daly v Northern Auckland Kindergarten Association
Unjustified Disadvantage

Daly v Northern Auckland Kindergarten Association
Interim Injunction

Gibbs v Crest Commercial Cleaning Limited
Restructuring – Vulnerable Workers

Bryson v Three Foot Six Limited – Supreme Court
Meaning of “Employee”

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Susan-Jane Davies - ER LAW - Employment Lawyer Specialising in employment law and employment relations

Employment Relations Law Ltd.
PO Box 2200
Tauranga 3144
New Zealand

Susan-Jane 027 364 7449
sj@erlaw.co.nz
enquiries@erlaw.co.nz
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