NZ Support Workers Need More Support
Monday, 12 April 2021, 2:50 pm Most support workers in New Zealand feel overworked, underpaid and undervalued. This, despite the country’s groundbreaking policy announcements since 2017 to help ensure support workers receive equal pay and have regular, guaranteed hours. A new study by AUT Business School’s Associate4 Professor Katherine Ravenswood, Dr Julie Douglas and Tanya Ewertowska sheds light on the experiences of support workers, nurses and managers working in residential aged care, home and community support, disability support, and mental health and addiction support throughout N...
Source: scoop.co.nz