Employment Court Holds Exploitation And Child Labour: A Dark Shadow For Gloriavale

Barbara Bucket and Associates | Scoop Business |

The New Zealand Employment Court has released its decision on whether the leadership “Shepherd” members of the Gloriavale Christian Community were employers.

MBIE’s Labour Inspectorate had found twice that they were not employees, but the Employment Court found this to be wrong. How could the employment watchdog get it so wrong? Hopefully, the Inspectorate can now put right, the wrong it helped to perpetuate.

Further reading: Employment Court Holds Exploitation And Child Labour: A Dark Shadow For Gloriavale