Shalini Ltd, owners of these 3 Auckland stores have to shell out $200KPhoto Credit : NewsViews, New Zealand
Hamilton (New Zealand), June 13, 2019:
By Gurbir Singh:
Seven migrant workers (believed to be all Indian) are set to receive a total payment of $96,542.34 in minimum wage and holiday pay arrears from their employer, Shalini Limited who has also been ordered to pay $100,000 in penalties by New Zealand's Employment Relations Authority(ERA).
The company, Shalini Limited, operates liquor stores and a dairy in Auckland and its main director is Venu Mohan Reddy Beerapu.
NZ's Labour Inspectorate conducted an investigation into this company's employment practices after receiving a complaint in 2017. The investigation related to seven retail assistants working in Lifeline Dairy, Grafton Liquor Spot and Bottle-O in Parakai (all in Auckland). The evidence before the ERA showed the employees consistently worked long hours and did not receive their minimum wage and holiday pay entitlements, including not being paid correctly for work on public holidays.
The Labour Inspectorate took enforcement action...
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Gurbir Singh is a Hamilton-based freelance Journalist & Editor, NewsViews.