: RedPR At 9.30am today Thursday July 25, a number of issues are back before the Employment Court in Christchurch. This hearing is set down for two days. Matters will be heard in Courtroom 13 on Level 2 in the Justice and Emergency Precinct, 20 Lichfield St. #1 On May 10,…
: | The Press | Joanne Naish | Two groups of former Gloriavale employees have failed in a bid to have their $5.2 million claim for compensation and lost earnings heard by the Employment Court. The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has decided it will hear the matter instead. However, they are…
: By Jean Edwards | RNZ | A group of nine former Gloriavale members found to have been employees have lodged an Employment Relations Authority claim against the Christian community for lost wages and compensation believed to total $5.2 million. Supporters of the six women and three men are calling for…
: By Amanda Cropp – Stuff – 11/09/2022 Two Gloriavale Christian Community businesses have been banned from using a Mānuka honey trademark over treatment of their workers. The Unique Mānuka Factor Honey (UMF) Association has revoked a licence jointly held by Forest Gold and Lamohka honey brands, saying their actions had…
: By David Burton – Stuff Opinion – 18/05/2022 OPINION: For the last few years a group of three former members of the South Island Gloriavale Christian community have been seeking action on what they claimed were extensive breaches of employment rights at Gloriavale. The Labour Inspectorate had already twice visited…
: By Shima Grice | Sharp Tudhope Lawyers | This week the Employment Court handed down a landmark decision relating to three former members of the Gloriavale Christian community. While this case might seem extreme or unusual it is a timely reminder for employers to consider who is working for them,…
: 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.…
: By Tova O’Brien – Today FM – 11/05/2022 I’m going to tread carefully here because I really don’t want this to be misconstrued as me trampling on anyone’s religious beliefs. I respect everyone’s choice to believe or not believe in any god. What I don’t respect is people hiding behind…
: By Ireland Hendry-Tennent – Newshub – 11/05/2022 The barrister who led a legal challenge against Gloriavale is hitting out at the Government over its lack of action. It comes after the Employment Court ruled three Gloriavale leavers were in fact employees, not volunteers. Chief Judge Christina Inglis released her reserved…
: | RNZ | A former Gloriavale member who won a legal victory after being used as child labour says he hopes state agencies will investigate further. The Employment Court yesterday found three former members of the reclusive religious sect were effectively employees from the age of six until they left Gloriavale.…
