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Employment Relations Act 2000

Institutions - Mediation services

146: Access to mediation services

You could also call this:

“You need to get in touch with the employment office if you want help sorting out work problems.”

If you want to use mediation services, you need to contact an office of the department that handles employment relations issues. This is how you can get access to these services. The department will help you with your employment-related concerns through mediation.

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Part 10 Institutions
Mediation services

146Access to mediation services

  1. A person who wishes to access mediation services must contact an office of the department that deals with employment relations issues.