Section 228 — Employment Relations Act 2000: Actions by Labour Inspector

228 Actions by Labour Inspector (1) A Labour Inspector may commence an action in the name and on behalf of an employee to recover any wages or holiday pay or other money payable by an employer to that employee under the Minimum Wage Act 1983 or the Holidays Act 2003 . (2) If a Labour Inspector commences an action under subsection (1) , the Labour Inspector must not issue a demand notice under section 224 in respect of the same wages or holiday pay or other money. (3) Sections 131 and 132 apply, with the necessary modifications, to actions commenced under subsection (1) . Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 April 2004, by section 91(2) Holidays Act 2003 (2003 No 129) by substituting the words “ Holidays Act 2003 ” for the words “ Holidays Act 1981 ” .