Migrant worker gets clearance for employment action against Marton liquor store
A former employee of Marton Wholesale Liquor says he was wrongly fired and not properly paid. A Rangitīkei liquor store has failed to get struck out legal action by a former employee who is a migrant worker. Employment Relations Authority member Trish MacKinnon said in a ruling issued in December the claims made by Ranjeet Singh against Marton Wholesale Liquor, if true, amounted to “exploitation of a migrant worker”. Singh claims he was required to pay an unlawful premium to work at the store, while the owners did not keep time and wage records, failed to pay him on time and brea...