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Restaurant and owner fined $130,000 for exploiting workersA restaurant and takeaway business with branches in Auckland and Cromwell, and its owner, have been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) to pay NZD $130,000 in penalties for exploiting workers, after the Authority earlier ordered them to pay 5 former employees NZD $147,001 in wage arrears.
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Horticulture employer ordered to pay more than $400,000 after migrant worker exploitationA Bay of Plenty horticulture labour hire company and its former director have been ordered to pay more than $400,000 in arrears and penalties after exploiting migrant workers through unlawful premium payments and multiple breaches of employment standards.
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Employment Leave Act 2026The Employment Leave Act 2026 has now passed into law. It will replace the Holidays Act in August 2028.
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Thames Four Square and owner penalised over $120,000 migrant worker premiumsA Thames Four Square and its owner have been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) to pay $44,000 in penalties after making 2 migrant workers pay a total of $120,000 in premiums for their jobs.
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Horticulture company and director fined $135,000 for migrant worker breachesA horticulture company and its director have been ordered to pay $135,000 in penalties after the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) found they breached minimum employment standards affecting 4 migrant workers.
- Migrant exploitation
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Auckland restaurant and owner must pay $377,000 for exploiting migrant workersAn Auckland restaurant has been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) to pay almost $200,000 in wage arrears to seven employees, while the company’s sole director was penalised $177,300 for exploiting the workers.
- Migrant exploitation
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Getting employment right in franchisingA new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) article looks at common employment issues in franchising and how to prevent them. It focuses on setting up good systems and getting things right from the start.
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Parental leave payments to increase from 1 JulyFind out how much parental leave payment rates will be from 1 July 2026.
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Auckland company charged migrant worker almost $45,000 for his jobAn Auckland-based landscaping company that made a migrant worker pay almost $45,000 for a job in New Zealand has been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) to repay the money.
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Kiwifruit company owner fined $40,000 for exploiting migrant workersThe owner of a now-liquidated kiwifruit contracting company has been ordered to pay $40,000 in penalties by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) for exploiting migrant workers, including requiring one to pay more than $23,000 to secure his job.
- Migrant exploitation
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