Rasier Operations BV, Uber Portier BV, Uber BV, Portier New Zealand Limited and Rauser New Zealand Limited v E Tū Incorporated and First Union Incorporated - SC 105/2024
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- SC 105/2024 Rasier Operations BV v E Tū Incorporated (Recorded, 9 July 2025)
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Summary
Civil Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Rasier Operations BV v E Tū Inc [2024] NZCA 403).
B The approved question is whether the four Uber drivers are employees in terms of s 6 of the Employment Relations Act 2000.
19 December 2024
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A The appeal is dismissed.
B The appellants must pay the respondents one set of costs of $50,000 plus usual disbursements. We allow for second counsel.
17 November 2025
Date of Hearing
08 July 2025 — 09 July 2025
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams and Miller JJ
Case Synopses
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing date 8 and 9 July 2025 Appellants' submissions (PDF 399 KB)
- Hearing date 8 and 9 July 2025 Respondents' submissions (PDF 691 KB)
- Hearing date 8 and 9 July 2025 Appellants' Chronology (PDF 741 KB)
- Hearing date 8 and 9 July 2025 Respondents' Chronology (PDF 117 KB)
- Hearing date 8 and 9 July 2025 Appellants' outline of oral argument (PDF 57 KB)