![Nata Venceslau Dos Santos v Nresh Group Limited [2026] NZERA 363 - hostile workplace, visa pressure, unjustified dismissal, wage arrears and penalties](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
Nresh was ordered to pay $25,000 compensation, $1,440 gross lost wages, $2,698.
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Wage arrears, holiday pay, compensation, lost wages and penalties were ordered.
Applying s 6 and the Bryson control/integration/economic reality tests, the ERA found he was a permanent employee, calculated wage arrears at $18,187.
Orders included $18,000 compensation, $62,831 gross wage arrears, repayment of a $3,730 unlawful premium, and $2,250 costs.
Orders: $15,000 compensation, plus wage arrears for 9 hours (and 8% holiday pay).
Shaoqiang Chen worked long hours as a cook at Beached As Takeaways and was paid cash at rates below the minimum wage.
The ERA found constructive dismissal and ordered compensation, lost wages, wage and holiday arrears, and repayment of an unlawful premium payment.
Unfair Dismissal Cases
199
Unjustified Disadvantage
71
Redundancy
38
Constructive Dismissal
31
90 day trial
26
Employment Law News Opinion
24
Employment Law Advice For Employers
20
Unfair Dismissal
20
Employment Lawyers
13
Employment Court
12
Costs
7
Employment Mediation
6
No Win No Fee
6
Casual Employment
3
Covid 19
3
ERA
3
Special Interest Cases
3
Holidays Act
1