Pay Equity Explainers

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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Pay equity reading list

Scrapped pay equity claims:


Pay equity reading list

PSA: Pay Equity and Equal Pay

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: When the Government started work to limit pay equity claims, and why the public wasn't informed earlier

Stuff: The pay equity law change has passed. This is who it impacts.

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