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Employment Relations Act 2000

Personal grievances, disputes, and enforcement - Limitation period for actions other than personal grievances

142: Limitation period for actions other than personal grievances

You could also call this:

“You have six years to start a case about work problems that aren't personal grievances.”

You have a certain amount of time to take action if you have a problem at work that’s not a personal grievance. This time limit is six years. The six years start from the day the problem happened. After six years, you can’t bring your case to the Employment Relations Authority or the court anymore.

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Part 9 Personal grievances, disputes, and enforcement
Limitation period for actions other than personal grievances

142Limitation period for actions other than personal grievances

  1. No action may be commenced in the Authority or the court in relation to an employment relationship problem that is not a personal grievance more than 6 years after the date on which the cause of action arose.