Open AccessRegulation and Voice in Residential Aged Care in New Zealand
Author(s) -
Katherine Ravenswood
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
labour, employment and work in new zealand
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2463-2600
DOI - 10.26686/lew.v0i0.1999
Subject(s) - aged care , residential care , employee voice , business , elder care , key (lock) , public relations , nursing , medicine , political science , ecology , biology
This paper seeks to explain why employment conditions have persistently remained low in this sector. It does this through examining employee voice (representative and direct) in residential aged care. This paper presents findings on the role of employee voice in four case studies of four New Zealand residential aged care facilities. It examines voice at both the organisational and national level and identifies key barriers to improved conditions for employees in residential aged care.