Kitchen hand wins payout after paying illegal $25,000 job fee (opens original article in a new tab)

A kitchen hand received over $44,000 in compensation after being charged an illegal $25,000 job fee by her employer.

• Kitchen hand Jaspreet Kaur won a payout from Patel Catering Limited
• Employment Relations Authority ordered the company and director to pay over $44,000 plus interest
• The payment followed an illegal $25,000 job fee charged to Kaur