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The Employment Relations Authority can award penalties against an employer where the employer has repeatedly failed to pay wages and minimum entitlements.

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.

She was not given a written employment agreement, her wages were not always paid on time, and her employment ended after the employer stopped offering her full-time work and then stopped offering her work at all.

The Authority ordered remedies, including compensation and payment of wage/holiday pay entitlements.

The ERA found that Prishal failed to pay her in full despite her raising the issue, did not produce compliant wage and time records, and unjustifiably disadvantaged her.

Coatrite was ordered to pay compensation, lost wages, arrears, interest and a $4,000 penalty, while most of its claimed set-off against Mr April was rejected.

The Authority awarded lost wages, compensation, wage and holiday pay arrears, and costs.