David was looking at buying the then Felix cafe to start up a new restaurant called Eat, and discussions ensured about going into a joint venture. Loudeac said he recalled the idea of a 50:50 partnership being raised, but no details were discussed at the time. In August Loudeac resigned from Hippopotamus to work for Eat. He started interviewing staff but a week before opening, he said matters were still unclear. With no supplier account, he put the cost of ingredients and plates for pre-opening meals on his own business account.
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Loudeac said an email outlining his dismissal was “soul destroying”.
After working hours, Bisht often made George do chores around his home, documents showed. During his employment, George worked 70 hours per week for seven days, often he worked for eight to ten weeks without any days off, the authority heard. George told a labour inspector it was rare to finish work at the restaurant’s closing time, and he sometimes worked as late as 1am. In 2017, George requested to take leave to visit his mother who was sick. He requested it in January but Bisht would not allow him to take leave until June. His mother died before he was able to visit her and he was not given permission to attend her funeral.
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 12:26 pm
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) have issued a
determination ordering SS & PK Jador Limited, trading as
Clevedon Road Liquor in Papakura, to pay penalties of
$50,000 for breaching minimum employment standards. The
liquor store’s director, Satnam Singh Jador, is also
personally liable for $20,000 of penalties as a person
involved in these breaches.
After proceedings were
initiated in the ERA, the company repaid $97,361.66 to four
employees after accepting minimum wage, premium and holiday
arrears were owed. The employer had kept two sets of records
- one to show the real/actual hours worked and another set
to show hours worked as per the employment
A South Auckland liquor store s been ordered to pay more than 97-thousand dollars in fines and reparations for not paying staff properly
A South Auckland liquor store s been ordered to pay more than 97-thousand dollars in fines and reparations for not paying staff properly 6 July 2021
The Employment Relations Authority has forced the business to pay four workers the outstanding amounts.
Auckland liquor store ordered to pay more than $97k to staff Tue, 6 Jul 2021, 1:46PM
Clevedon Road Liquor, and its director Satnam Singh Jador, have been ordered to pay more than $97,000 in unpaid wages and holiday pay arrears. (Photo / Google maps)
Auckland liquor store ordered to pay more than $97k to staff Tue, 6 Jul 2021, 1:46PM
A Papakura liquor store and its director have been forced to pay four of his staff more than $97,000 for breaching employment standards.
In ordering SS & PK Jador Ltd, trading as Clevedon Road Liquor, to shell out the $97,361.66, the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) also found their actions in underpaying staff were intentional and that the company exploited its workers.