Abhi Patel Enterprises' employment breaches 'self-serving and intentional': ERA

Abhi Patel Enterprises' employment breaches 'self-serving and intentional': ERA
The company contracted to Chorus' broadband installer Visionstream. (Image: Chorus)
Riley Kennedy
A Dunedin telecommunications company, which subcontracts to Chorus’ broadband installer, and its director have been ordered to pay $116,000 in penalties after multiple “serious breaches” of employment standards.The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) described these actions as “self-serving and intentional”.In December 2019, the Labour Inspectorate launched an investigation after receiving complaints from former employees of Abhi Patel Enterprises about irregularities, including not being paid a full eight-hour da...

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