Gloriavale religious sect’s substantial dairy farm run entirely by 14-year-olds, court hears
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The Labour Inspectorate did not investigate after hearing serious employment allegations in Gloriavale, including a group of 14-year-olds running a large dairy farm and girls working in New Zealand’s largest kitchen, a court has heard.
A group of men and women who previously won Employment Court cases against the Gloriavale leaders are seeking a judicial review of a decision made by the inspectorate in 2017 and again in 2021 that people working in the community were volunteers, not employees.
Lawyer for the group Brian Henry told Chief Judge Christina Inglis during a hearing on Monday that the Labour Inspectorate had advice from Crown Law which suggested further avenues of investigation.
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