(File photo)A company which ran two South Canterbury dairy farms has been fined $30,000 for failing to comply with employment law after breaching minimum employment standards in relation to 24 workers. READ MORE:* Mobil fails to address illegal docking of workers’ pay* Domino’s franchisees to pay $32,400 for employment breaches* Kiwifruit business ordered to pay over $30k for underpaying workersMBIE says the investigation revealed breaches of minimum employment standards in relation to 24 workers across the operations. Labour Inspectorate acting regional manager Callum McMillan said the dairy farming industry is a focus area for the Labour Inspectorate. “We have been working together with the dairy industry over a number of years to lift employment law compliance. “This makes it even more disappointing to find there are still dairy farmers that undermine minimum employment standards.

Source: Stuff March 09, 2021 22:55 UTC