| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2013] NZERA Auckland 586 |
| Hearing date | 20 Dec 2013 |
| Determination date | 23 December 2013 |
| Member | A Fitzgibbon |
| Representation | D Myatt ; No appearance |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Myatt (Labour Inspector) v Lane 1 Imports Ltd |
| Summary | COMPLIANCE ORDER – Applicant sought compliance with improvement notice – Failure to pay holiday pay correctly and keep holiday and leave records – Deductions from wages – Failure to provide written employment agreement and keep wage and time records – PENALTY – Applicant sought penalty for respondent’s failure to comply with improvement notice – No appearance for respondent |
| Abstract | AUTHORITY FOUND –;COMPLIANCE ORDER: Respondent failed to comply with improvement notice. Compliance ordered.;PENALTY: Failure to respond to improvement notice made respondent’s breaches of statutory obligations worse. Respondent’s actions deliberate rather than inadvertent. $2,000 penalty appropriate. |
| Result | Applications granted ; Compliance ordered ; Penalty ($2,000)(payable to Crown) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) ; No order for costs |
| Main Category | Compliance Order |
| Statutes | ERA;ERA s65;ERA s130;ERA s135;ERA s135(2);ERA s136;ERA s137;ERA s137(1)(a)(iiib);ERA s223D;ERA s223F;ERA s223F(1);Holidays Act 2003;Holidays Act 2003 s27;Holidays Act 2003 s81;Wages Protection Act 1983;Wages Protection Act 1983 s4 |
| Cases Cited | Spence (Labour Inspector) v Oakridge Masonry Ltd [2012] NZERA Auckland 414;Xu v McIntosh [2004] 2 ERNZ 448 |
| Number of Pages | 5 |
| PDF File Link: | 2013_NZERA_Auckland_586.pdf [pdf 172 KB] |