During the week of 12 – 20 August there will be events all around the country to draw attention to the need for equal pay for work of equal value. Please attend your local event and show your support for equal pay! You can click on the posters to download and print them off for… Read more »
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“We need Equal Pay legislation that is consistent with the recent Court of Appeal Judgement on the Terranova Case and the agreed Joint Working Group recommended principles. This Exposure Bill falls short in crucial areas,” said CTU President Richard Wagstaff today following the release of the Government’s Equal Pay Exposure Draft Bill. “Significant parts of… Read more »
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Unions representing care and support workers are pleased to be jointly announcing with government a proposed equal pay settlement to 55,000 workers across the aged residential, disability and home support sectors. The proposed settlement is a huge win and will make a real difference in valuing the work of care and support workers and the… Read more »
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With the Government supporting the Pay Equity Principles the next step is to translate the theory of the Principles into reality and get women paid what they are worth. The Principles were developed by the Joint Working Group on Pay Equity to make it easier for women to file pay equity claims with their employers… Read more »
Read more... New Zealand working women are building momentum in their call for fair pay.
“It is wonderful to see another group of working women, this time midwives, using their collective voice to turn up the volume on the need for their incredibly important work, to be fairly paid by the Government,” said CTU Secretary Sam Huggard.
Read more...Working people are cautiously celebrating today’s announcement that the Government will now formally enter discussions into how to lift women’s pay to properly value their work.
Read more...There is an increasing appetite to deal to the persistent gender pay gap, the Council of Trade Unions said today.
The New Zealand Income Survey, out today, shows that average hourly pay rates for women are still 14 percent lower than for men.
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