An
employer has been ordered to pay a $25,000 penalty after breaching employment
law. The employer failed to provide staff with written employment agreements,
failed to keep holiday and leave records, and failed to keep time and wage
records.
A
labour inspectorate visited the workplace and investigated the employer after
receiving a complaint from one of the employer’s former employees.
The
employer claimed that he was unaware of the law and did not know he had to
comply with the minimum standards of employment as he was not proficient in
English.
The
Employment Relations Authority rejected those factors as mitigating
circumstances.
Alan Knowsley
Employment Lawyer Wellington
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