Appeal on a question of law as to jurisdiction of Employment Relations Authority to hear application by purported employer for declaration that its workers are not employees  – Employment Relations Act 2000, ss 4, 5, 6, 157, 161, 187 – effect of Supreme Court judgment in FMV v TZB on approach to s 161(1) of the Act – does the labour inspector’s assertion that respondent is an employer create an employment relationship problem?

Chief Executive of Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment v Hairland Holdings Ltd [2025] NZCA 219

Hairland Holdings Ltd operates a walk-in hairdressing business (trading as Sharing Shed) with salons and hairstylists nationwide. Hairland considers the hairstylists to be independent contractors.