Friday, 24 March 2017, 1:49 pm Press Release: BPW NZ
ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS PAY EQUITY
The New Zealand Federation
of Business and Professional Women (BPW NZ) is pleased that
Parliament now have another tool for gender equity in the
workplace.
“The news that the Equal Pay Amendment Bill
was drawn from the ballot yesterday is great news for
women,” says President Vicky Mee.
“Now that the
government has taken on board the recommendations of the
Joint Working Party on Pay Equity Principles, cross-party
support for this new bill will make it easier to pay women
the same as men for the same work.
“It’s 2017 - the
year when there is the possibility of gender equity in
employment becoming a reality.
“Transparency around
starting pay for the same jobs and understanding the rate of
pay movement in the same jobs is important.
“It’s
great to see a new bill taking in to account the processes
that need to change in order to empower women in the
workplace.
“BPW NZ is looking forward to seeing the
reality of pay equity,” says Ms Mee.
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