A Bay of Plenty Kiwifruit contractor has been penalised by the Employment Relations Authority for failing to provide two employees with written individual employment agreements and presenting fraudulent documents.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Labour Inspectorate brought the case before the Authority against Bay Enterprises Ltd after identifying
repeated breaches of Section 65 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 which requires employers to provide all employees with a written individual employment agreement.
The Authority determined $5000 is to be paid as a penalty for breaching the Employment Relations Act and stated that the fraudulent behaviour had been "taken into consideration when setting the level of the penalty."
Labour Inspectorate Regional Manager Natalie Gardiner said employers were required by law to provide written individual employment agreements to all employees.
"This is a basic legal obligation and enables employers to show they are providing their workers with their minimum employment entitlements," said Mrs Gardiner.
