Employment Advocates:
We practice Employment Law;Just like Employment Lawyers, our Employment Advocates are experts who specialise in NZ Employment Law.
Learn about the roles of employment advocates and employment lawyers in protecting your rights as an employee. Discover the differences between these professionals and how they can help you.
Employment Advocates
An Employment Advocate is an Employment Law specialist
Our Employment Advocates are either qualified legal professionals or human resources experts. We strive to be the best Employment Advocates in NZ by holding ourselves to the highest standards possible.
We specialise in all employment law matters, including:
unfair dismissals, exit negotiations, personal grievance situations, disciplinary meetings, and providing employment law advice.
Our experienced team of employment advocates is here to support you every step of the way.
What is an Employment Advocate?
The difference between an employment advocate and an employment lawyer is that employment advocates can provide legal services on a No Win No Fee basis.
An employment advocate performs the same services as an employment lawyer. We can defend you in your workplace and all the way to the employment court if necessary. Our Employment Advocates either hold law degrees or HR qualifications.
Our team of Employment Advocates are ALL specialists in Employment Law, which means we are fully equipped to help with any Employment Relationship Problem you are facing.
Why do we choose to be employment advocates?
Ask anyone on our team why they choose to be an employment advocate and they’ll tell you they love to help people.
We also enjoy the puzzle of working out all the facts and putting them back together in a logical and legal manner and standing up for the rights of people who are unable to stand up for themselves.
But Most Of All: We get great satisfaction from turning around a client’s situation from being desperate, quite often in tears and unwell from stress to coming out the other end of it satisfied that they got a fair deal, able to move on with their life and work and put it all behind them. You can read about the relief our clients feel in their reviews.
Who We Work For
We believe that everyone deserves access to justice. This means if you can’t afford an employment lawyer but need support with a workplace issue we will do our best to help you. On your behalf our employment advocates negotiate with employers and employment lawyers to resolve complex employment law issues fairly.
We are a No Win No Fee organisation*
This means that we will only charge a fee if we are successful in obtaining a financial settlement for you in addition to other terms of the settlement, e.g. written apology and reference.
But sometimes we charge an hourly rate:
*Where we assist with disciplinary and other meetings that achieve a non-financial settlement, such as job reinstatement, we charge an agreed hourly rate. We will inform you before we start work if your work will be on a No Win No Fee basis or hourly rate.
How does it work?
When You Contact Us We will:
- Assess your situation over the phone for free.
- Help you make a decision about pursuing the matter with your employer (or former employer).
- Refer you to someone who can help you. Either someone in our team will take your case and you will be put in touch with your employment advocate within 24 hours, or we may occasionally ask you to speak to your employer again or refer you to another service if we are not the right people to help.
Don’t Hesitate to speak to an employment lawyer or employment advocate
You have 90 days from the date your unfair dismissal or employment problem occurred (or the date you became aware of the employment problem) to lodge a personal grievance.
Free phone or email consultation
We stress the importance of consulting an employment advocate as soon as possible to allow sufficient preparation time to raise the personal grievance on your behalf. Contact us via our contact form, complete all your details and our consultant will assign your case to a qualified employment advocate.
We can advise on recent developments in the Employment Relations Act, including the 90 day trial period rules.
Our Employment Advocates have the solution to your employment issues. Call us on 0800 NO WIN NO FEE or email us using the contact form below:
What our clients are saying
I found myself dealing with a very stressful employment situation and felt completely out of my depth. From my first conversation with Hilary, I felt heard, supported, and reassured that I didn’t have to navigate everything on my own. Throughout the process, Hilary was professional, knowledgeable, patient, and always willing to answer my questions. She explained things clearly, kept me informed, and provided support during what was a very difficult period. What impressed me most was the genuine care she showed. I never felt like just another case file. She took the time to understand my situation and worked hard to achieve a fair resolution. I cannot thank Hilary enough for her dedication, expertise, and advocacy. The outcome has allowed me to move forward and focus on the future. I would highly recommend Hilary and Work Law to anyone needing help with an employment matter. Thank you again for everything. I had a truly positive experience working with Sandy Ward during a very challenging and stressful period, and I am so glad I contacted Work Law before resigning out of exhaustion. From our first conversation, Sandy was calm, compassionate and genuinely took the time to understand my situation. She balanced empathy with professionalism, providing thoughtful, measured advice throughout the process. She made a difficult situation feel manageable and gave me confidence when I needed it most. Sandy’s communication was outstanding—clear, pragmatic and outcome focused. She combines genuine warmth with strong resolve and is clearly an exceptionally skilled & experienced advocate who is not going to be intimidated while negotiating! I felt I had someone firmly in my corner who was both compassionate and highly effective. I would highly recommend Sandy to anyone needing an employment advocate, she combines exceptional expertise with kindness, integrity and genuine care for her clients. Thank you Sandy.I am incredibly grateful for the support and guidance I received from Hilary and the team at Work Law.
I would highly recommend Sandy to anyone needing an employment advocate
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