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Toil & Trouble
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Efforts to stamp out migrant worker exploitation given extra heft

LegalVision senior associate Ruby Mills outlines stronger penalities for exploitative employers enacted early this month.

WATCH: LegalVision senior associate Ruby Mills speaks with Maria Slade.

Dita De Boni Fri, 26 Jan 2024

The Worker Protection (Migrant and other Employees) Act 2023 came into force on January 6 this year, while many New Zealanders were taking a well-earned break from their jobs. 

Unfortunately, some workers in New Zealand do not have their proper quota of holidays, leave entitlements, or even their

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Dita De Boni Fri, 26 Jan 2024
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