Thames Four Square and owner fined after demanding $120,000 from migrant workers for jobs
A Thames Four Square store and its owner have been penalised for illegally demanding $60,000 from each of two migrant workers to secure employment.
A Thames Four Square franchise in Thames and its owner were ordered to pay $44,000 in penalties after requiring two migrant workers to each pay $60,000 upfront to secure jobs. The workers paid the illegal premiums before the money was repaid following a Labour Inspectorate investigation. The case highlights unlawful employment practices targeting migrant workers seeking to build lives in New Zealand.
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Thames Four Square and owner fined over $120,000 in illegal migrant worker premiums
Two migrant workers were each made to pay $60,000 for jobs before the money was repaid following a Labour Inspectorate investigation.
NZ Herald
Thames Four Square hit with penalty after making two migrant workers pay $120K to secure jobs
The unlawful premiums put significant financial pressure on the workers.
Newstalk ZB
Thames Four Square penalised after making two migrant workers pay $120K to secure jobs
A Thames Four Square and its owner have been ordered to pay $44,000 in penalties after making two migrant workers pay $60,000 each to secure their jobs.
RNZ
Thames Four Square owner forced migrant workers to pay $120,000 to secure jobs
"There is absolutely no place in New Zealand for employers seeking payment in exchange for jobs," the Labour Inspectorate says.
1News
Four Square in Thames fined after migrants pay $120k to secure jobs
The two workers each paid $60,000 for the promise of employment and the prospect of building a life in New Zealand.