Seven grievances, zero wins, and a 90-day deadline that quietly ran out on him
A Super Cheap Auto worker who brought seven grievances against his employer lost them all, Authority member Sarah Blick ruled on 2 June 2026.
Benjamin Fuller, a part-time retail team member at the automotive parts chain since October 2022, brought seven disadvantage claims to the Employment Relations Authority in Fuller v Super Cheap Auto (New Zealand) Pty Limited [2026] NZERA 335. They ranged from a disciplinary warning to a withheld bonus to alleged bullying by his store manager. The Authority rejected every one.
The matter began in October 2023. His store manager saw him mixing paint without the required protective equipment, then spotted him on CCTV vaping with another staff member in the office and battery area. At a disciplinary meeting, with his mother as his support person, Fuller accepted the conduct and apologised. Super Cheap Auto issued a final written warning in December 2023.
Fuller emailed an HR address days later saying the warning was unfair, but did not pursue it. He only formally challenged it through a representative in November 2024, after the warning cost him a payout under the company's "FY25 Reward Campaign", a bonus scheme that excluded staff with recorded Code of Conduct breaches during the qualifying period.
The warning claim never reached the merits. A personal grievance must be raised within 90 days, and Blick was not satisfied Fuller's earlier email had done so. An...
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