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.
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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.