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Workers exploited - New Plymouth business, directors must pay $86,500A New Plymouth restaurant and its two directors have been ordered to pay $86,500 in wages arrears and penalties by the Employment Relations Authority after breaching minimum employment standards.
- Migrant exploitation
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Napier developer loses bid to have $96,000 penalties ruling overturnedA 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
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MBIE teams check Queenstown businesses for employment, immigration complianceTeams 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
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Restaurant director must pay employee more than $40,000 in wages arrearsThe 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
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Company and its banned director ordered to pay $48,000 in penalties for employment standards breachesA 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
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Know your public holiday rights and responsibilities this MatarikiThis 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
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Air Traffic Controller trainees now considered employees after Labour Inspectorate interventionNew 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
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Parental leave payments to increaseParental leave payments will increase by 6% from Monday 1 July 2024 to reflect the rise in average weekly earnings.
- Parental leave
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Don’t get snowed under – MBIE offers advice for a successful ski seasonWith 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
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Lengthy legal battle over ERA determination ends in failure for South Island businessA 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
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