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Carers set to strike for seventh time over pay, safety issues
Disability care workers employed by an IHC subsidiary will strike again today, following a week of failed mediation talks.
'Undervalued' caregivers set for nationwide strike over pay
Almost 3000 intellectual disability care workers are striking after mediation with their employer, IDEA Services, failed. Audio
Dunedin families 'devastated' after cuts to IDEA services
Those with disabilities and their families have been left reeling by cuts to support services that were only supposed to have a minor impact. IDEA Services, which offers everything from respite care… Audio
Families caring for adult children say IHC has 'absolutely lost the plot'
Disability services provider IHC is betraying its families and its principles, say parents of adults with intellectual disabilities. Audio
Disability support workers walk off the job
Hundreds of disability support workers around the country took to the streets this morning in a one-hour strike against their working conditions.
3000 disability support workers to strike over pay
A nation-wide strike of 3000 disability support workers is set to take place on Thursday.
Disability support workers mull strike over pay
More than 3000 workers who support people with intellectual disabilities will begin voting on possible strike action today.
Police investigation into disabled boy's drowning inadequate
The police watchdog has found that officers treated the caregivers of a severely disabled teenager who drowned in a bath as witnesses, rather than people who might have been guilty. Audio
Mother talks about inadequate investigation into son's drowning
The police watchdog has found officers failed to properly investigate the death of a severely disabled boy who drowned in a bath while in care. Audio
A hell of a good time
Bridget Chamberlain has been taking part in a training programme run by Hell Pizza and IHC. The placement gives young people with intellectual disabilities the chance to gain practical skills and to… Video, Audio