A Bay of Plenty business which failed to provide basic employment rights has been fined $12,000.
A Labour Inspectorate investigation has found Ahead Limited, a business that provides labour to kiwifruit businesses, made several breaches to employment law.
Ahead failed to provide its staff with individual employment agreements and pay holiday entitlements as well as keep full and accurate time, wage and leave records.
Labour Inspectorate regional manager Kevin Finnegan said Ahead left their staff out of pocket by not having the systems in place to provide their employees with their basic employment rights.
"Ahead failed to communicate and engage during the investigation process, despite having received previous education on employment law from the Inspectorate in 2010.