EMPLOYMENT LAW ADVOCATE FOR NZ EMPLOYEES
Hi, I’m Mel.
I’ve spent more than 30 years working in HR and Employment Relations. Now I use that experience to help employees challenge dismissals.
I spent years working inside organisations, helping managers and HR teams run difficult employment processes properly.
That means I know how dismissal decisions are made, where managers commonly get them wrong, and which mistakes may genuinely matter when a dismissal is challenged.
Now I work only with employees.
I’VE SEEN THIS FROM THE INSIDE
I know where managers get dismissal processes wrong
For years, I was the person trying to get managers to follow the rules, investigate properly, listen to employees, and make fair and defensible decisions. I also saw what happened when they rushed, prejudged the outcome, ignored important information, relied on weak evidence, or simply handled the process badly. That experience is now one of the biggest advantages I bring to employees. I know the difference between a technical mistake and a mistake that can create real leverage in a personal grievance.
WHY I WORK WITH EMPLOYEES NOW
After years inside corporate HR and Employment Relations, I knew I wanted to work differently.
“If you have the opportunity to have someone like Mel back you, you’ll feel unstoppable. ”
I know what should have happened to you — because I spent years on the other side of the table
What I Can Do For You
Work out whether the dismissal is worth challenging
I will listen to what happened, review the important facts and documents, identify the mistakes that matter, and assess whether there is a strong enough basis to pursue a personal grievance.
Raise the personal grievance and deal with the employer
If I take your case on, I can raise the grievance, communicate directly with your employer and their representatives, and take over the difficult conversations.
Negotiate the outcome
I can negotiate for financial and non-financial outcomes and represent you at mediation if that is where the matter needs to go.
I don’t run a high-volume practice
I can only take on a limited number of no-win-no-fee cases, so I am careful about the matters I formally accept.
That does not mean you need to know whether you have a strong case before you call.
I want to hear what happened, ask the questions that matter, and help you work out what your next step should be.
If I think your case is strong enough and I can help, I will explain what working together could look like.
If your dismissal feels badly wrong, tell me what happened.
You do not have to work out the law, the strategy, or how to deal with your employer — or their lawyer — on your own.
Let’s work out whether your dismissal is worth challenging — and if it is, let’s hold them accountable together.
email: sacked@offrecord.co.nz