Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2015] NZERA Auckland 256
Hearing date 21-Aug-15
Determination date 21 August 2015
Member Robin Arthur
Representation R Denmead ; C Ahuja
Location Auckland
Parties Feeney (Labour Inspector) v Naari Collection Ltd
Summary COMPLIANCE ORDER – Applicant sought compliance with statutory duties to provide wage, time, holiday and leave records and written employment agreement (“EA”) on request – PENALTY – Applicant sought penalty for respondent’s failure to comply with statutory duties to provide wage, time, holiday and leave records and written EA on request – COSTS – Applicant sought contribution towards costs - No appearance for respondent
Abstract AUTHORITY FOUND –;COMPLIANCE ORDER: Respondent failed to comply with statutory duties to provide wage, time, holiday and leave records and written EA on request. Compliance ordered.;PENALTY: Failure to provide records serious breach of statute. Respondent’s director already paying penalty for other similar breaches regarding director’s other company. $4,000 penalty appropriate.
Result Applications granted ; Orders made ; Penalty ($4,000)(payable to Crown) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) ; No order for costs
Main Category Compliance Order
Statutes ERA s135;ERA s137(2);ERA s229;ERA s229(1)(c)(i);ERA s229(1)(d);ERA s229(2);ERA s229(3)
Cases Cited Begum v Bucklands Beach Ltd (in liq) [2014] NZERA Auckland 479;Begum v CK Hospitality Ltd t/a Masala Indian Restaurant (in liq) [2015] NZERA Auckland 97;Feeney v Balaji Sweets & Snacks NZ Ltd [2014] NZERA Auckland 460;Feeney v Khoobsurat Ltd [2015] NZERA Auckland 217;Kim v Three Doves Ltd [2014] NZERA Christchurch 158;O’Shea v Radley Haulage Ltd [2015] NZERA Christchurch 30;Tan v Yang [2014] NZEmpC 65;Xu v McIntosh [2004] 2 ERNZ 448 (EmpC)
Number of Pages 7
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