Connect with meRamses specialises in employment law, with particular expertise in mediation and dispute resolution. He has extensive experience representing both employers and employees in Employment Relations Authority proceedings and mediations, consistently achieving positive outcomes through negotiated settlements and alternative dispute resolution.
Working with a diverse client base, he advises on all aspects of employment law including personal grievances, restructuring, disciplinary processes, restraint covenants, breaches of contract, and statutory entitlements. Ramses’ strong track record in mediated settlements and dispute resolution reflects his strategic, solution-focused approach to employment matters.
He combine technical expertise with practical, business-focused advice to help clients navigate complex employment situations. His particular strength lies in identifying novel lines of argument and facilitating constructive dialogue between parties to achieve pragmatic, lasting resolutions through mediation and negotiation.
- Representing both employer and employee parties in Employment Relations Authority proceedings, including successful defence of contractor versus employee status determination for charity organisation in Martin v Maharishi Foundation Incorporated [2023] NZERA 302.
- Advising and conducting investigations into a range of worker misconduct and employment problems across various sectors, with matters ranging from abandonment, medical incapacity, sexual harassment, conflict of interests, and theft.
- Acting on privacy law compliance matters and managing substantive information disclosures under Privacy Act requests for businesses and organisations.
- Advising and representing SMEs in enforcement of restraint covenants and fidelity obligations, including pursuit of compliance from previously contracted parties and guidance for new entities on existing restraint obligations and disputes
- Acting on Health and Safety compliance and risk assessments across healthcare providers, manufacturers, and forestry operations, including vaccination policy implementation and WorkSafe incident investigations.
- Representing parties in personal grievance proceedings and employment disputes through alternative dispute resolution and mediation processes, achieving commercial resolutions while preserving workplace relationships.
- Representing both employer and employee parties in Employment Relations Authority proceedings, including successful defence of contractor versus employee status determination for charity organisation in Martin v Maharishi Foundation Incorporated [2023] NZERA 302.
- Advising and conducting investigations into a range of worker misconduct and employment problems across various sectors, with matters ranging from abandonment, medical incapacity, sexual harassment, conflict of interests, and theft.
- Acting on privacy law compliance matters and managing substantive information disclosures under Privacy Act requests for businesses and organisations.
- Advising and representing SMEs in enforcement of restraint covenants and fidelity obligations, including pursuit of compliance from previously contracted parties and guidance for new entities on existing restraint obligations and disputes
- Acting on Health and Safety compliance and risk assessments across healthcare providers, manufacturers, and forestry operations, including vaccination policy implementation and WorkSafe incident investigations.
- Representing parties in personal grievance proceedings and employment disputes through alternative dispute resolution and mediation processes, achieving commercial resolutions while preserving workplace relationships.
- Inquiries, Investigations and Prosecutions
- Professional Liability
- Sexual Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination
- Unfair Dismissals and General Protections Claims
- Work Health and Safety
- Public Sector
- Professions and Business Services
- Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- Canterbury Westland Branch Employment Law Committee