About

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Our team works with clients to effectively manage all aspects of employment law, industrial relations, health and safety, human rights, privacy, disciplinary and restructuring and redundancy issues. We have a strong appreciation of the needs of employers and we aim to find commercial and innovative solutions to their often complex employment and industrial issues.

Our large and dedicated employment team has broad capability and strength on a national scale. We advise medium to large corporate employers on their rights and responsibilities under New Zealand employment legislation, including the Employment Relations Act, Human Rights Act, Holidays Act, Privacy Act, and health and safety legislation.

The team provides strategic industrial relations advice on bargaining issues, collective agreements, and strikes and lockouts.

We advise blue chip clients on day-to-day issues such as employment contracts, dismissals, restructuring, redundancies, health and safety, employee performance problems and disciplinary situations.

Our employment lawyers regularly participate in disciplinary meetings, attend mediations and appear at investigation meetings and court hearings. The team also advises on the employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions, outsourcings and other commercial transactions.

Chambers Review

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Employment - New Zealand

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What the Team is Known For

Bell Gully maintains a distinguished employment practice, serving a blue-chip client base, particularly in employee matters connected with corporate transactions. The practice handles restructuring and redundancy issues, as well as industrial relations engagements, collective agreement negotiations, and health and safety matters. The firm fields a strong disputes practice, handling a range of claims, including unfair dismissal, discrimination and personal grievance. The team regularly acts on major procurement and contracting projects for public sector entities.

Work Highlights

  • Bell Gully represented the Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections in a litigation with a former corrections officer, who was dismissed for serious misconduct for incidents relating to inappropriate access to confidential prisoner records.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Elizabeth Coats
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Elizabeth Coats is noted for her litigation skills and for advising on collective bargaining and major transactions.

Elizabeth provided advice on a technical area that she navigated very well.

We highly value Liz Coats and her team for providing excellent service to our organisation.

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Elizabeth Coats
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