: Simon Barnett & James Daniels | NewstalkZB | The Employment Court has ruled Gloriavale residents were employees – not volunteers. Hosea and Levi Courage, and Daniel Pilgrim, have now left the religious community, and sought a declaration on their status after leaving school and working at the commune and its…
: | RNZ | Jean Edwards | Workplace inspectors will again visit Gloriavale and the charities regulator has launched a new investigation following a breakthrough Employment Court ruling on child labour at the reclusive Christian community. Government agencies are under pressure to act after the court found children as young as…
: Tova O”Brien Audio link to interview with Daniel Pilgrim. An Employment Court ruling has found in favour of three former members of the commune all put to work from six years old. The work conditions were laborious, often dangerous, required physical exertion over extended periods to turn a profit that…
: By Jean Edwards | RNZ | Three members of the reclusive Gloriavale Christian community working long hours from the age of six were employees, the Employment Court has ruled. The landmark decision about the “strenuous, difficult and sometimes dangerous” work done by children is likely to have significant ramifications for…
: | RNZ | Checkpoint | It’s clear ready access to child labour is a significant factor in the commercial success of the Gloriavale Christian community, according to the Chief Employment Court judge. Judge Christina Inglis found that three former members of the community were employees, working long hours from the…
: | Newshub | A recent court ruling against Gloriavale classing the children as workers has paved the way for Government intervention, but barrister Brian Henry says a court committee to deal with the community already exists, and so far, “it has done nothing” Video Link: Children working in heavy industry…
: By Michael Morrah – Newshub – 10/05/2022 A former Gloriavale resident is “ecstatic” following a ruling that found three leavers from the Christian community are actually classed as employees. For decades, Gloriavale has relied on child labour to ensure the success of its businesses. But Chief Employment Court Judge Christina…
: By Ireland Hendry-Tennent – Newshub – 10/05/2022 Three Gloriavale leavers have been classified as employees after an Employment Court ruling on Tuesday. Chief Judge Christina Inglis released her reserved decision into whether the leavers were employees of the West Coast Christian community or not. The Labour Inspectorate had previously classified…
: By Anna Leask – NZ Herald – 10/05/2022 Video – see article link. The Employment Court has ruled that a group of ex-Gloriavale members were employees at the secretive Christian community – from when they were just 6 years old. Further, the members undertook “strenuous, difficult, and sometimes dangerous” work…
: By Joanne Naish and Cate Macintosh – Stuff – 10/005/2022 Former Gloriavale members say they are “finally being heard” after the Employment Court’s ruling that they were employees. Two of the three former workers who brought the case, Daniel Pilgrim and Hosea Courage, spoke to media outside Christchurch’s justice precinct…