Pay Equity
Corporations back calls for government to enforce gender pay gap reporting
A group of companies have urged the government to address gender pay differences by requiring medium and large businesses to publicly report their pay gaps.
Health Minister gives green light to nurses' pay equity talks
The Health Minister Andrew Little has written to DHBs and unions to invite them to start pay equity negotiations as soon as possible. Cabinet yesterday decided on the mandate under which DHBs will… Audio
Principals struggle with meeting needs, despite teacher aides pay deal
There are concerns funding has failed to keep pace with the vital role teacher aides are increasingly called on to perform within schools. This month an historic pay equity claim kicked in for 22,000… Audio
Small towns have higher risk of intimate partner violence
A new study out of Washington State University has shown that women living in small towns are most at risk of violence from current or former spouses and partners. The findings also ring true in New… Audio
The year of a Ferns fairytale, football and fair pay
From the Silver Ferns’ stunning World Cup victory, to the fight for equal pay, it’s been a big year for women in sport. Fair Play’s Zoë George looks back at what 2019 had to offer both on and off the… Audio
Pay equity ticked off; gender pay gap a long way away
Westpac NZ, a bank proud of its equity record, has revealed shocking figures on its own gender pay gap. It's front-footing the issue but says it can't change things on its own. Audio
Sports commentator Brendan Telfer - netball pay equity
Brendan talks to Kathryn about the late financial windfall for the Netball World Cup victorious Silver Ferns. Audio
Soccer world champions fighting for equal pay
All 28 members of the United States women's national team squad have begun legal action against the US Soccer Federation, months before defending their Women's World Cup title.
Pay Equity for Oranga Tamariki Social Workers
Oranga Tamariki social workers have reached agreement in principle on a pay equity settlement worth $114.6 million over five years. The PSA Union's National Secretary Erin Polaczuk joins Kathryn to… Audio
Government sets target for pay equality
The government says times-up for the civil service when it comes to pay inequality - saying it has until the end of 2020 to end pay discrimination against women. Video, Audio
Govt pay equity considerations 'encouraging'
The Workplace Relations Minister says Cabinet will now consider ways to make lodging a pay equity claim easier. The Joint Working Group on Pay Equity Principles was reconvened in January, and has… Audio
Outspoken - Gender in business
In this Outspoken, New Zealand is still some way behind other countries in gender and other diversity in business. Our business reporter Jonathan Mitchell asks why. Audio
PR push to highlight the glass ceiling
New research concluding the lack of women in top jobs costs the whole country dearly got a lot of coverage this week - even in blank spaces in the Herald. Audio
Greens unveil pay equity policy
The Green Party wants to make all employers collect pay data to show whether they are paying women fairly.
Union 'totally shocked' at mental health pay equity warning
The Ministry of Health has written to DHBs telling them not to pay their mental health workers the same as aged-care and disability support staff. Video, Audio
MoH tells DHBs not to pay mental health workers more
A Ministry of Health document, leaked exclusively to Checkpoint, warns district health boards against paying mental health workers more. Meanwhile, they're leaving for higher pay elsewhere. Video, Audio
Labour pledges to scrap pay equity bill
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has pledged to scrap the pay equity bill and start again if the party is elected to government.
Pay equity claim bright spot in still dire gender pay landscape
One of the first things the National governmnent did when it came to power was to scrap the Labour Department's Pay and Employment Equity unit. As part of our 'Is this the Brighter Future?' series… Audio
Midwives negotiate overhaul of funding
From July community based midwives will get a 6 per cent pay rise. The $8 million dollar package was agreed to by the government in return for the College of Midwives withdrawing its high profile… Audio
Mental health workers lodge equal pay claim
The government has no intention of conducting more large-scale pay equity talks, the Prime Minister says, as thousands who missed out on the care and support workers deal seek their own claim through… Audio
