By Claudia Poposki and Stephen Johnson For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 14:52 BST, 12 May 2019 | Updated: 01:20 BST, 13 May 2019
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A woman who worked a full shift at a cafe only to be told it was an unpaid trial has been awarded an extra $3,000 to cover her legal fees.
Helen Mawhinney took a cafe in Wellington to New Zealand's Employment Relations Authority challenging her dismissal in August, 2017, after she worked an eight-hour shift only to be told afterward it was unpaid.
She was given $9,000 in compensation back in February, 2019, by Employment Relations Authority member Michele Ryan.
Helen Mawhinney (pictured) took a cafe in Wellington to New Zealand's Employment Relations Authority challenging her dismissal in August, 2017, after she worked an eight-hour shift only to be told afterward it was unpaid
Now Ms Ryan has
