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Penalty claims

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A penalty claim asks the Authority to order a financial penalty for breaching the law or an employment agreement, for example failing to provide a written employment agreement (s 65 of the Employment Relations Act 2000), breaching the duty of good faith, or breaching minimum standards such as holiday pay or the minimum wage. Employees, employers, unions and Labour Inspectors bring them. In fixing the amount the Authority considers the factors in s 133A and usually follows the four steps in Borsboom v Preet PVT Ltd [2016] NZEmpC 143: identify the breaches, set a starting point by seriousness, consider the ability to pay, and check the total is proportionate. Penalties are paid to the Crown unless the Authority orders that all or part be paid to someone else, often the affected employee (s 136).

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