Diederik (Didi) Van Heerden and his wife Elsje were made redundant from Longevity at the same time. Longevity had since paid van Heerden $770.12 for the wage arrears, giving an outstanding amount Longevity still owes of $206,638.47. Lengthy court battle ensuedIn a lengthy court battle, Longevity challenged the authority’s substantive determination in the Employment Court for both Van Heerden and Williams’ cases, while not disputing the costs award. Longevity did not pay the required sums into court, and neither Williams nor van Heerden had received payment. But Corin told NZME he would be appealing the decisions, saying the ERA had not taken all the evidence into account.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 06, 2026 23:31 UTC