It took less than two days for the Government to announce their changes to the Equal Pay Act, and then make those changes. Because things happened this fast, a huge amount of information about pay equity has sprung up in a really short time-frame—which can be pretty confusing for anyone new to the issue! To help you out, we’ve compiled some information on the pay equity process and the changes that were made to it. What’s the difference between equal pay and pay equity? What does a comparator do? How long has this been going on? Find all the answers below.
On this page:
Scrapped pay equity claims:
Pay equity reading list
Ministry of Women: Pay equity and equal pay
PPTA: Pay Equity FAQs
NZCTU: Equal Pay, Equal Rights: Fighting for Pay Equity in Aotearoa
The Spinoff: Is comparing librarians to fisheries officers really so ridiculous?
The Spinoff: The ‘muddy waters’ of pay equity
Stuff: The pay equity law change has passed. This is who it impacts.
If there’s some information you’ve seen out there that you think would be useful for people to know, email communications@nzctu.org.nz
Scrapped pay equity claims
Below is a list of the 33 Pay Equity Claims that have been gutted by the recent legislative changes:
Education
- Teachers (PS and ECE is funded sector)
- Support workers, youth workers in residential schools, Education Service
- Education Advisors (Learning Support) MoE
- Psychologist MoE employed
- Service Managers MoE Employed
Funded Education
- Kindergarten Administration
- Kindergarten Cooks
- Kindergarten Teacher Aids
- Early Learning Teachers
- Kohanga Reo Kaiako
Tertiary Education
- Tertiary Education Library Assistant
- Tertiary Education Administration and Clerical
Public Service
- Public Service Administration and Clerical Claim 1
- Public Service Administration and Clerical Claim 2
- Corrections Psychologist
- Corrections Probation Officer and Senior Practitioner
Funded Health
- Social Service Workers (5 NGOs)
- Primary Practices and Urgent Care Centres Nurses
- Primary Practices and Urgent Care Centres Admin / Medical Receptionists
- Care Support Workers 1
- Care Support Workers 2
- Care Support Workers 3
- Front line Managers and Coordinators
- Plunket Nurses
- Plunket Administration
- Community Midwives in Primary Birthing Units
- Hospices Nurse and Health Care Assistants (Nurse Practitioners, RNs Ens, HCA)
- Access Community Nurses / Total Home Care / Nurse Maude
- Labtests Awanui
- Aged Residential Care Nurses
- NZ Artificial Limb Service
- Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa
Local Body
- Librarian and Librarian Assistants in Councils