The former directors of a Dunedin taxi company have been ordered to pay nearly $100,000 in unpaid wages out of their own pockets. Mr and Mrs Grant claimed they did not know they were breaching the law when they failed to provide four taxi drivers with the correct employment entitlements, something an ERA member discounted as "wilful blindness". However, company assets have been sold and Southern Taxis no longer has the ability to pay. But the ERA ruling means Mr and Mrs Grant will now be held personally liable for the money owed to four taxi drivers. The next steps will be for the ERA to determine whether Southern Taxis Ltd and the Grants are liable for penalties.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 22, 2019 03:03 UTC