![Duane April v Coatrite Fire Limited [2026] NZERA 466 - visa worker underpaid, racialised comments, unlawful deductions and unjustified dismissal](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
Duane April came to New Zealand on an accredited employer work visa to work for Coatrite Fire Limited as an industrial/intumescent spray painter.
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The Authority awarded lost wages, compensation, wage and holiday pay arrears, and costs.
Sidney Yu and Jing Tham were working holiday visa holders engaged by Queenstown Nursery Limited as casual nursery assistants.
Sophie Kennett was required to resign before holiday leave and then re-employed after the break.
15 gross wage arrears, public holiday entitlements for Good Friday and ANZAC Day 2024, interest, and penalties split between Mr Dos Santos and the Crown.
75 gross annual holiday pay, $17,500 compensation, and 13 weeks' lost wages.
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The Authority ordered remedies, including compensation and payment of wage/holiday pay entitlements.
40 gross lost wages and holiday pay, with KiwiSaver to be calculated.
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