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Care worker pay settlement

In 2017, the government reached a pay equity settlement with around 55,000 care and support workers. The agreement, which excluded caregivers who looked after family members, was labelled unfair by parents who provided full-time care for their disabled children.  

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Nancy Swarbrick, Care and carers – Care of people with disabilities, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/46884/care-worker-pay-settlement (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 23 March 2018.