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  • 13 Sept 2024

    Napier developer loses bid to have $96,000 penalties ruling overturned

    A Napier developer’s bid to overturn an Employment Relations Authority (ERA) determination ordering he and his construction company to pay penalties of $96,000 has failed in the Employment Court.

    • Migrant exploitation
  • 2 Sept 2024

    MBIE teams check Queenstown businesses for employment, immigration compliance

    Teams from MBIE have conducted a joint-agency operation visiting 11 hospitality and retail businesses in the Queenstown area following complaints of breaches of employment and immigration legislation.

    • Migrant exploitation
  • 15 Aug 2024

    Restaurant director must pay employee more than $40,000 in wages arrears

    The sole director of a liquidated Taupo restaurant has been ordered to pay a former employee more than $40,000 in wages arrears by the Employment Relations Authority.

    • Legal case
  • 31 Jul 2024

    Company and its banned director ordered to pay $48,000 in penalties for employment standards breaches

    A Hawke’s Bay company and its owner, who is banned from acting as a director or manager of any company, have been ordered to pay penalties of $48,000 by the Employment Relations Authority for breaching minimum employment standards.

    • Legal case
  • 26 Jun 2024

    Know your public holiday rights and responsibilities this Matariki

    This Friday 28 June 2024 celebrates the rising of Matariki and MBIE’s Labour Inspectorate is reminding employers and employees of their rights and responsibilities during this public holiday.

    • Public holidays
  • 21 Jun 2024

    Air Traffic Controller trainees now considered employees after Labour Inspectorate intervention

    New Zealand Air Traffic Controller trainees who previously spent up to 18 months training without being treated or paid as employees will now be considered employees for part of their training stint.

    • Legal case
  • 18 Jun 2024

    Parental leave payments to increase

    Parental leave payments will increase by 6% from Monday 1 July 2024 to reflect the rise in average weekly earnings.

    • Parental leave
  • 21 May 2024

    Don’t get snowed under – MBIE offers advice for a successful ski season

    With the ski season officially starting next month, MBIE has advised that it is important that both employers and employees in that sector are aware of their rights and responsibilities under the law.

    • Seasonal workers
  • 24 Apr 2024

    Lengthy legal battle over ERA determination ends in failure for South Island business

    A business’s lengthy legal battle over their refusal to provide the Labour Inspectorate with employment records has ended after a bid to appeal an Employment Relations Authority determination failed.

    • Legal case
  • 15 Apr 2024

    Owner of liquidated Auckland restaurant ordered to pay former chef almost $100,000

    The former owner of an Auckland restaurant business has been sanctioned by the Employment Relations Authority for breaching minimum employment standards even though the business is no longer trading.

    • Migrant exploitation
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