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Ministers, mother of disabled man in court over employment relationship


Ministers, mother of disabled man in court over employment relationship
© RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly
The mother of a severely disabled man is taking government ministers to court about the way she and other family carers like her are treated.
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Christine Fleming and her son Justin
Christine Fleming with son Justin. Photo: RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly
Christine Fleming, who has cared for her son Justin for 40 years, is taking the Minister of Health Andrew Little and the Minister for Disability Issues Carmel Sepuloni to Employment Court asking it to consider if the employment relationship imposed on family carers in order to get funding is legal. ....

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