Government’s Pay Equity Move A Step Back For Women

The New Zealand Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW NZ) is deeply concerned by the Government’s announcement on pay equity.

“The Government’s decision to halt current pay equity claims and introduce changes that will make it more difficult to lodge new ones is detrimental to women,” says President Janet Gibb.

“Pay equity claims have delivered transformative outcomes for Aotearoa New Zealand - to stop now in these critical economic times is deeply concerning.

“The Government has now made it harder to access economic justice for women, given that the current pay equity claim process is already lengthy and complex.

“This move is a step backwards for gender equality in the workplace and risks entrenching inequality at a time when we should be accelerating progress.

“The economic empowerment of women is great for business and in these tough economic times, vital.

“We want to see the Government empowering women by breaking down barriers to fair pay, not building new ones,” said BPW NZ President Janet Gibb.

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