A group of 61 Gloriavale leavers has filed Employment Relations Authority claims against the Christian community's Overseeing Shepherd for lost wages, entitlements, compensation and damages totalling almost $40 million for work they say amounted to modern day slavery.

A group of 61 Gloriavale leavers has filed Employment Relations Authority claims against the Christian community's Overseeing Shepherd for lost wages, entitlements, compensation…

The 61 applicants say work at the Christian community amounted to modern-day slavery.