Semenoff Family Business Tangle | Auckland News

Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 6, 2026 · 2m

When payments to Alexander Semenoff stopped in 2021, was he still an employee of his father’s transport company? The Employment Relations Authority ruled no — the “real nature” of their relationship had shifted to independent contractor or family support, not employment. Alexander claimed he kept doing senior management work, but the authority saw his shareholder roles and financial independence as proof he wasn’t under SSTL’s control. Meanwhile, a separate High Court battle over Kings Quarry — jointly owned by Stan Semenoff and Andrew Ritchie — has stalled, with Alexander at the center of a…