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... to reduce the monetary remedies for employee contribution. Withheld wages, time records, interest, and penalties Two employment standard breaches were upheld: Wages Protection Act 1983: the employer did not pay the ...

Wage deductions / Wages Protection Act: the deduction complaint failed.

A Full Court will hear a preliminary issue in Top Produce and Bhatia on whether section 12A of the Wages Protection Act can apply to employment premiums paid outside New Zealand.

It also substantially reassessed lost remuneration and compensation, awarding six months' lost wages to Mr Faitala, 12 months to Mrs Vea, and compensation of $30,000 and $45,000 respectively.

NPD was ordered to pay $13,608 gross lost wages, $22,500 compensation after 10 percent contribution, and a $4,000 records penalty.

The Authority awarded compensation and lost wages, reduced by 10 percent for contribution.

The ERA found a clear dismissal without consultation, found that Mr Shea had also been bullied in an unsafe workplace, and ordered $45,600 in notice pay, lost wages, compensation and costs.

50 lost wages after a 15 percent contribution reduction.