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234: Circumstances in which officers, directors, or agents of company liable for minimum wages and holiday pay
or “When company bosses might have to pay workers' wages and holiday money”

You could also call this:

“You can get in big trouble if you stop or trick someone who checks if workplaces are safe and fair”

You commit an offence if you obstruct, delay, hinder, or deceive a Labour Inspector who is doing their job. This includes causing someone else to obstruct, delay, hinder, or deceive the Labour Inspector. You need to have a good reason for your actions, or it will be considered an offence.

If you are found guilty of this offence, you may have to pay a fine. The court can make you pay up to $10,000.

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Next up: 235A: Interpretation

or “This part explains what special words mean in the rules about small law breaks by employers.”