Source: Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment MBIE (2)
The Government is committed to maintaining a process to raise and resolve pay equity claims and these changes will ensure the process is workable and sustainable.
The changes to the Equal Pay Act through the Equal Pay Amendment Act include a better process to raise and resolve claims of sex-based undervaluation in the pay of female-dominated work when a pay equity claim is made.
The process will ensure parties can more confidently assess whether there is sex-based undervaluation in the pay of female-dominated work.
While these changes will mean all current pay equity claims will be discontinued, new claims can be raised under the amended Act if they meet the new requirements. Review clauses in existing settlements will become unenforceable.
Read more about the changes on the MBIE website:
Read the Minister’s announcement from earlier this month:
Changes to improve pay equity process(external link) — Beehive.govt.nz