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An Auckland liquor store was ordered to pay $ 46,000 for exploiting a migrant worker, who worked 12 hours a day, six days a week and was not paid in full.
The Labor Relations Authority ordered Super Liquor Papatoetoe to pay $ 18,000 in fines and more than $ 28,000 in arrears to the former worker.
Violations include more than $ 25,000 in unpaid wages and more than $ 3,000 in unpaid holidays and license fees.
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The migrant worker was owed $ 25,000 in unpaid wages. (File photo)
Loua Ward, industry leader in Labor Inspection, said the company, Basra and Khella, and their sole director, Ravinda Basra, also did not keep accurate records.
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“It’s also another example of a bottle shop taking advantage of a non-compliant migrant worker, which is simply illegal.”
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The unidentified migrant worker sometimes worked shifts of up to 12 hours to keep the liquor store running. (File photo)
The authority heard that the worker traveled six days a week from his North Shore home to South Auckland to work, where shifts regularly lasted 12 hours and often were not paid in full.
Ward said the inspection was working with bottle store franchisors to end exploitation in this industry.
“Since these violations occurred in 2017 and 2018, Super Liquor has taken significant steps to improve its compliance with minimum employment standards. We hope that other franchises and brands will follow Super Liquor’s lead and do more to stop exploitation before it happens in their stores, ”he said.
“Any kind of bad branding in a franchise name can negatively affect franchisees under the same brand who, like the vast majority of businesses in New Zealand, are above the table and legitimately meet minimum employment standards. with its workers. “
