The Employment Relations Authority can award penalties against an employer where the employer has repeatedly failed to pay wages and minimum entitlements.
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![Lautusi Isaako v ABS Builders Limited [2025] NZERA 678 - Employee status confirmed, dismissal by text, 3 months lost wages, $15k compensation, holiday pay arrears, costs](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
The Authority ordered $15,210 gross reimbursement of 3 months lost wages, $15,000 compensation for humiliation and injury to feelings, plus holiday pay arrears ($1,684.
It also ordered unpaid wage arrears (two unpaid weeks), unpaid holiday pay (8%), and compensation for humiliation, loss of dignity and injury to feelings.
The Authority ordered remedies, including compensation and payment of wage/holiday pay entitlements.
Orders included $25,000 compensation, $8,320 reimbursement, wage and holiday pay arrears with interest, and penalties split between the employee and the Crown.
They can help quantify wage arrears, holiday pay, and lost wages, and can also expose gaps between what the employer says and what was actually filed with IRD.
Unfair Dismissal Cases
173
Unjustified Disadvantage
69
Redundancy
38
Constructive Dismissal
31
90 day trial
26
Employment Law News Opinion
22
Employment Law Advice For Employers
20
Unfair Dismissal
20
Employment Lawyers
12
Employment Court
10
Costs
7
Employment Mediation
6
No Win No Fee
6
Casual Employment
3
Covid 19
3
ERA
3
Special Interest Cases
2
Holidays Act
1