John is a partner in the firm's employment law group. He specialises in industrial and employment law.
He advises many of New Zealand's top companies on employment law issues. These include disciplinary and personal grievance hearings, collective bargaining, disputes between unions and employers, employment contracts and service agreements, termination packages, workplace-related stress and injuries, restrictive covenants, confidentiality, business reorganisations, redundancy programmes, mergers and acquisitions, and superannuation (including KiwiSaver). He also advises on consultancy, agency, and other atypical working arrangements.
John regularly attends mediations. He frequently represents clients in the Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court. He also appears in the District Court as defence counsel on Occupational Safety and Health prosecutions.
Examples of Work
- Fonterra Co-operative Group - personal grievance claims, claims for breach of contract and implied indemnities, and disputes over the interpretation of employment contracts
- Telecom - unjustified dismissal claims
- Westpac - unjustified disadvantage and dismissal claims, and disputes over the interpretation of employment contracts
- Pacific Blue Airlines (NZ) - unjustified dismissal claims and union disputes
- Public Trust - claims for unjustified dismissal and interim reinstatement
- Fletcher Building Group - health and safety investigations by the Department of Labour, and personal grievance claims
Other Credentials
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Auckland District Law Society Employment Law Committee - Member
