Pay equity progress welcomed, but money talks - NZEI
Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 2:57 pm Press Release: NZEI
Pay equity progress welcomed, but money talks - NZEI 28
February 2017
Progress on pay equity today is a huge
credit to the hundreds of women who support the learning of
the most vulnerable people in New Zealand, while earning
some of the lowest rates of pay, NZEI Te Riu Roa says.
The
Government has announced it has agreed to use new pay equity
principles for the first time in pay claims from education
support workers who are members of the NZEI.
"This
progress is a long time coming," NZEI President Lynda Stuart
said. "The challenge now is for the Government to put its
money where its mouth is, and work as quickly as possible to
ensure women are paid properly for their hard
work.
"Teacher aides and other education support workers
help some of the most disadvantaged children learn, yet are
given some of the lowest rates of pay simply because most of
them are women.
"Our members welcome the Government's
commitment to pay equity, but they're growing impatient. In
2017, women are tired of waiting to be paid fairly.
"It'a
time to pay the sisters the same as the misters," Mrs Stuart
said.
NZEI Te Riu Roa members work in every community in New Zealand, leading and advocating for quality public education.
We are the 50,000 principals, teachers and support staff who work in primary, area and secondary schools as well as early childhood centres, special education and school advisory services. We come together as NZEI Te Riu Roa - New Zealand's largest education union, a Treaty based organisation and a powerful advocate for quality public education.
We have the most important job in New Zealand - educating for the future.
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