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New Zealand for Employers Seeking Payment in Exchange for Jobs, the Labour Inspectorate Says
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- A Thames Four Square and its owner has been ordered to pay $44,000 in penalties after making two migrant workers pay $120,000 to secure their jobs.
- The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) ordered the company, A Dharni Enterprises Ltd, trading as Four Square Martina, to pay a penalty of $32,000. The company's director, Jaswinder Singh, has been ordered to pay a penalty of $12,000. The workers will each receive $1000 of the penalty paid by the company.
- The ERA found Singh had used the workers' money to pay their wages.
- The two workers only worked for the Four Square briefly because Singh felt they had misrepresented their ability to speak English.
There is absolutely no place in New Zealand for employers seeking payment in exchange for jobs, the Labour Inspectorate says. A Thames Four Square and its owner has been ordered to pay $44,000 in penalties after making two migrant workers pay $120,000 to secure their jobs. The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) ordered the company, A Dharni Enterprises Ltd, trading as Four Square Martina, to pay a penalty of $32,000. The company's director, Jaswinder Singh, has been ordered to pay a penalty of $12,000. The workers will each receive $1000 of the penalty paid by the company.
The ERA found Singh had used the workers' money to pay their wages. The two workers only worked for the Four Square briefly because Singh felt they had misrepresented their ability to speak English. Singh repaid the workers their money when the Labour Inspectorate became involved, earlier on. Northern Labour Inspectorate investigations manager Katriona Ikenasio said the workers paid to get their jobs after being promised the possibility of a better life in New Zealand.
Source: RNZ