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Respite care workers: flexibility or exploitation?

Capital Letter: The case turned on whether respite carers are "engaged" by the Ministry of Health.

Thu, 24 Aug 2017

A claim by a respite care worker to improve her remuneration conditions has been rejected by a majority on the Supreme Court in Lowe v Director-General of Health, Ministry of Health.

Janet Elsie Lowe provided respite care for primary carers of disabled or elderly people under the Ministry of

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