---
title: "Draft a personal grievance for the Employment Relations Authority"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/draft-the-unfair-dismissal-or-equivalent-tribunal-application-and-respon/new-zealand"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A14-T1-R3-NZ"
practice_area: "Employment & Workplace Relations (incl. WHS)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["NZ"]
last_reviewed: "2026-09-23"
---

# Draft a personal grievance for the Employment Relations Authority

> Build a chronology of employment, dismissal facts and raising of the grievance from the permitted documents.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/draft-the-unfair-dismissal-or-equivalent-tribunal-application-and-respon/new-zealand  
Last reviewed: 2026-09-23

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Employment & Workplace Relations (incl. WHS)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Build a chronology of employment, dismissal facts and raising of the grievance from the permitted documents. |
| What the lawyer must review | Run the grievance under the Employment Relations Act 2000, starting with mediation Confirm the path: the Authority, then challenge to the Employment Court Do not use Form F2 or the Fair Work high-income threshold |
| Written for | New Zealand |
| Applies to | [Draft the unfair-dismissal or equivalent tribunal application and response](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/draft-the-unfair-dismissal-or-equivalent-tribunal-application-and-respon.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Build a chronology of employment, dismissal facts and raising of the grievance from the permitted documents.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 September 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Differs from Australia: the claim is a personal grievance for the Employment Relations Authority, not a Fair Work Commission unfair-dismissal application.
- The Employment Court and the Authority are listed in the Courts of New Zealand GenAI guidelines.

## Sources

- [Employment Relations Act 2000](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/24/en/latest/) (checked 2026-09-23)
- [Employment New Zealand: employment legislation](https://www.employment.govt.nz/employment-new-zealand/employment-legislation) (checked 2026-09-23)
- [Employment Court of New Zealand](https://www.employmentcourt.govt.nz/) (checked 2026-09-23)
- [Courts of New Zealand: GenAI guidelines — Lawyers (7 December 2023)](https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/6-Going-to-Court/practice-directions/practice-guidelines/all-benches/20231207-GenAI-Guidelines-Lawyers.pdf) (checked 2026-09-23)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*