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Members of Communities Against Alcohol Harm protesting outside a liquor store in Ōtara.
Photo: LDR / Justin Latif
Clevedon Road Liquor store owner Satnam Singh Jador has been fined $20,000 and ordered to repay $97,361.66 to four employees for a range of breaches, including not paying the minimum wage for all the hours staff were working.
The Labour Inspectorate noted this case had all the hallmarks of exploitation, due to the workers needing the job to retain their visa status.
The Employment Relations Authority ruling is the second in South Auckland this year.
Super Liquor Papatoetoe was ordered to pay close to $50,000 for exploiting a migrant worker in February, while over the last 18 months, Thirsty Liquor East Tamaki was fined $1000 and Thirsty Liquor Wickman Way in Māngere was fined $2000, both for failing to comply with employment laws.
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 12:26 pm
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) have issued a
determination ordering SS & PK Jador Limited, trading as
Clevedon Road Liquor in Papakura, to pay penalties of
$50,000 for breaching minimum employment standards. The
liquor store’s director, Satnam Singh Jador, is also
personally liable for $20,000 of penalties as a person
involved in these breaches.
After proceedings were
initiated in the ERA, the company repaid $97,361.66 to four
employees after accepting minimum wage, premium and holiday
arrears were owed. The employer had kept two sets of records
- one to show the real/actual hours worked and another set
to show hours worked as per the employment
Auckland liquor store ordered to pay more than $97k to staff Tue, 6 Jul 2021, 1:46PM
Clevedon Road Liquor, and its director Satnam Singh Jador, have been ordered to pay more than $97,000 in unpaid wages and holiday pay arrears. (Photo / Google maps)
Auckland liquor store ordered to pay more than $97k to staff Tue, 6 Jul 2021, 1:46PM
A Papakura liquor store and its director have been forced to pay four of his staff more than $97,000 for breaching employment standards.
In ordering SS & PK Jador Ltd, trading as Clevedon Road Liquor, to shell out the $97,361.66, the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) also found their actions in underpaying staff were intentional and that the company exploited its workers.
The company paid four employees $97,361.66 accepting that minimum wage, premium and holiday arrears were owed. It was found that the employer had two sets of records: one with the actual number of hours worked, and another of hours worked as per the employment agreement. MBIE said the ERA and the Labour Inspectorate agreed the case had the hallmarks of exploitation because of the vulnerable position of the workers regarding their immigration status. Labour Inspectorate regional manager Loua Ward said these offences were a case of blatant disregard for minimum employment standards . The majority of employers do the right thing and treat their workers well. However, we continue to see workers in the liquor industry who are not receiving a fair day s pay for a fair day s work. Cases of worker exploitation in New Zealand will not be tolerated.