Information for Self-Represented Litigants
Forms and Filing Fees
The following are the forms prescribed by the Employment Court Regulations 2000 and Employment Court Amendment Regulations 2004 as they relate to proceedings brought under the Employment Relations Act 2000.
Statement of claim and defence
A typed written statement of claim must be full and clear enough to enable the Judge and defendants to understand the nature and grounds of the claim, as well as the relief sought...
Before the hearing
Before the hearing the following procedures may occur: Disclosure and inspection of documents, interlocutory matters, direction conferences and settlement conferences.
At the hearing
Advice for unrepresented partiesNot having a representative (lawyer or advocate) in your court case can be a scary prospect. This advice sheet is designed to explain the hearing process in a way that is easy to understand and follow...
After the hearing
There is a limited right of appeal from the Employment Court to the Court of Appeal. Leave (permission) to appeal must be sought from the Court of Appeal. The appeal must be based on a point of law not dispute about the facts of the case...
A Guide to filing a statement of claim
A Guide to filing a statement of claim Form 1 – Election to have matter heard in the Employment Court
