Support Workers
Disability sector facing critical staffing crisis and calling for more carers
The disability support sector says it's facing a critical staffing crisis for support workers, with higher paying hospital roles making it impossible to retain staff.
And young people living with a… Video, Audio
Support and care workers about to deliver their petition to parliament
A petition is about to be delivered to parliament supporting a better pay offer for support care workers around Aotearoa. Kelly Davy is a support worker from Taranaki, she talks to Wallace. Audio
School support female staff sign pay equity deal
Already many support workers in the early childhood and primary schools have settled their pay equity claim. Three hundred and twenty-nine women support workers will get a pay rise of up to 30 percent… Audio
Fight over for equal pay advocate
Kristine Bartlett has spent five years battling for equal pay. She says today's announcement of a $2b settlement isn't just a pay rise, it's the difference between poverty and living an enjoyable… Audio
Govt opts for $2b settlement over court process
Aged care and support workers will receive a pay rise of between 15 and 49 percent from July. Prime Minister Bill English says the government decided to settle instead of endure the court process. Audio