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With changes to at-home care for older and disabled people, will Health New Zealand extend protections under Part 6A of the Employment Relations Act, to support workers providing at-home aged care, to ensure employment continuity, as recommended in the Ministerial Advisory Group's recent final report A Place to Grow Old: Securing the Future of Aged Care; if so, will this include those who provide at-home care for those living with a disability?

Answered Question 40488 (2026)
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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

Question

  • With changes to at-home care for older and disabled people, will Health New Zealand extend protections under Part 6A of the Employment Relations Act, to support workers providing at-home aged care, to ensure employment continuity, as recommended in the Ministerial Advisory Group's recent final report A Place to Grow Old: Securing the Future of Aged Care; if so, will this include those who provide at-home care for those living with a disability?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that Health New Zealand will encourage existing and new employers to work together to ensure a smooth transition of third party workers when contracts are transferred.