11 May 2022

WorkSafe, others eye Gloriavale after Employment Court ruling

From Checkpoint, 5:21 pm on 11 May 2022

WorkSafe will soon come knocking on Gloriavale's door and the charities regulator has launched an investigation as a result of an Employment Court ruling on child labour.

Government agencies are under pressure to act after the court found children as young as six were employees at the isolated fundamentalist Christian community.

Young people put to work as children have described the judgement as a turning point in their employment fight, that could result in big compensation pay-outs.

Jean Edwards reports.