Business New Zealand’s statement today that they are
refusing to be part of the Fair Pay Agreements' (FPAs)
implementation is irresponsible and shows how out of touch
they are, said NZEI Te Riu Roa National Secretary, Paul
Goulter.
“We support FPAs as they have the potential
to improve wages and conditions in sectors and occupations
that currently suffer from low-paid and insecure work,”
said Mr Goulter.
“If implemented correctly, and
there is still some way to go in making sure that happens,
we believe FPAs will enourage investment in staff, lift
wages and improve conditions for workers, especially those
in low paid industries.”
“An example of this is
our work to reduce the massive pay disparity that exists in
Early Childhood Education (ECE).”
“We have
estimated that an ECE teacher who starts their career today
will, on average over ten years, have been paid more than
$100k less than their kindergarten colleagues unless the
Government accelerates pay parity.”
“To address
this issue, and help alleviate the critical shortage in ECE
teachers, we will be working with Government to put in place
a sector-wide FPA that covers all childhood
educators.”
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