| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2016] NZERA Auckland 313 |
| Hearing date | 14-Sep-16 |
| Determination date | 15 September 2016 |
| Member | R Arthur |
| Representation | A Dumbleton ; no appearance |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Labour Inspector v Dayon Trading Ltd t/a Asahi Japanese Restaurant |
| Summary | PENALTY – Applicant sought penalty for failure to pay minimum wage, failure to keep wage and time records, failure to keep holiday and leave records, failure to pay holiday pay and failure to provide written employment agreements – COSTS – Applicant sought contribution to costs - No appearance for respondent |
| Abstract | AUTHORITY FOUND –PENALTY: Breaches established on balance of probabilities. Harm resulted from breaches. Breaches repeated over some years and over different employees. Breaches deliberate. Workers vulnerable migrants. Little remorse shown. Need for deterrence. $28,000 penalty appropriate.COSTS: Two hour investigation meeting. Respondent to pay applicant $800 contribution to costs. |
| Result | Application granted ; Penalty ($28,000)(payable to Crown) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($800) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) |
| Main Category | Penalty |
| Statutes | ERA s65 ; ERA s174E ; ERA Second Schedule cl12 ; Minimum Wage Act s6 ; Minimum Wage Act s8A ; Holidays Act 2003 s23 ; Holidays Act 2003 s24 ; Holidays Act 2003 s25 ; Holidays Act 2003 s27 ; Holidays Act 2003 s50 ; ; Holidays Act 2003 s56 ; Holidays Act 2003 s60 ; Holidays Act 2003 s81 |
| Cases Cited | Brown v Ford [2015] NZERA Wellington 112 ; Civic City Ltd v Labour Inspector [2014] NZEmpC 46 ; Feeney v Sharmas & Sons [2016] NZERA Auckland 169 ; G L Freeman Holdings Ltd v Belley [2016] NZEmpC 44 ; Hixon v Summers [2015] NZERA Christchurch 188 ; Labour Inspector v Alpine Motor Inn & Caf� (2008) Ltd [2016] NZERA Christchurch 130 ; Labour Inspector v Civic City Ltd [2013] NZERA Auckland 385 100; Labour Inspector v MD Dara Horticulture Ltd [2016] NZERA Wellington 78; Labour Inspector v Sun 2 Moon Ltd [2016] NZERA Wellington 92 ; Labour Inspector v Uasi [2016] NZERA Christchurch 134 ; O’Shea v Pekanga o Te Awa Farms [2016] NZEmpC 19 ; Smith v Manku [2015] NZERA Wellington 82 ; Tan v Yang [2014] NZEmpC 65, [2014] ERNZ 733; Williams v Marx [2016] NZERA Wellington ; Xu v McIntosh [2004] 2 ERNZ 448 (EmpC) ; Zonneveld v Le Fleming [2015] NZERA Christchurch 130 ; Zonneveld v Maudarra Ltd [2015] NZERA Christchurch 185 |
| Number of Pages | 10 |
| PDF File Link: | 2016_NZERA_Auckland_313.pdf [pdf 280 KB] |