[2015] NZEmpC 76 Sealord Group Ltd v Pickering [pdf, 192 KB]
...same token, it was acknowledged in evidence that share-fishing can be more lucrative than other pay arrangements if the catch goes well. [14] One of the witnesses for Sealord, Mr Daryl Smith, told the Court that the share-fishing models, in one form or another, are very common in the fishing industry worldwide and he said that, in his opinion, they were probably more common than "the salary/employee system". Mr Smith, a Vessel Coordinator, has been employed by Sealord for...