![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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25 gross wage arrears, $34,373.
Wage arrears, holiday pay, compensation, lost wages and penalties were ordered.
Unfair Dismissal (Unjustified Dismissal) Case Summaries | ERA New Zealand
Constructive Dismissal
Holidays Act
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.
Unfair Dismissal (Unjustified Dismissal) Case Summaries | ERA New Zealand
Constructive Dismissal
Unjustified Disadvantage
The ERA found constructive dismissal and ordered compensation, lost wages, wage and holiday arrears, and repayment of an unlawful premium payment.
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