Sasha Lee Wins $105,342 Wage Arrears From JNJ, Adding 13 Weeks' Dismissal Pay

1 articles · Updated · HRD America · Jun 15

$105,342.25 in wage arrears and $34,373.75 in holiday pay were awarded to Sasha Lee after New Zealand's Employment Relations Authority accepted 2,101 unpaid extra hours worked over more than three years.
Simon Greening found Lee's salary covered ordinary hours but not additional mutually agreed hours, and ruled JNJ Management's lack of wage and time records let reconstructed diaries and a check-in system fill the gap.
The Authority also found Lee was unjustifiably dismissed when JNJ declared her role redundant in December 2023, saying duties had already been stripped and the consultation process lacked evidence for a claimed 500% profit drop.
Lee separately won a disadvantage claim over the removal of duties, plus $17,500 compensation and 13 weeks' lost wages; her payout was reduced by $8,000 over an unproven tenant-payment allegation reported to police.