Migrant workers were 'ruthlessly exploited' for employer's personal gain, Labour Inspectorate says
An Auckland restaurant and its sole director have been ordered to pay around $377,000 for "ruthlessly" exploiting seven migrant workers it employed.
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) ordered The Indian Taste Limited to pay $199,529 in wage arrears to its employees, while its former director Krishna Khandelwal was ordered to pay penalties of $177,300.
ERA member Matthew Piper issued the order after hearing that the employer breached employment standards by making the migrant workers work between 60 and 90 hours per week, but only paying them for around 30 hours.
The migrant workers were also required to work for one to two weeks unpaid when they first started. Among the employment breaches identified by the ERA include:
"Multiple employment standards were breached and this is not a case where it would be appropriate for the Authority to exercise a discretion not to impose penalties despite breaches having occurred," Piper said in the ruling.
"Mr Khandelwal was in control of the actions of The Indian Taste during the relevant period and engaged in deliberate and exploitative behaviours which adversely affected multiple migrant...
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