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Pay and gender equity

An employee’s pay, conditions, experiences in the workplace and access to jobs should not be affected by gender. This section has a range of pay and gender information and resources.

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    • Meeting your pay equity obligations
    • Evaluation of equitable jobs
    • Raising a pay equity claim
    • Responding to a pay equity claim
    • Submitting or requesting pay equity data
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  • Meeting your pay equity obligations

    Guidance for employers on ensuring pay equity between men and women in your organisation.

  • Evaluation of equitable jobs

    Job evaluation or sizing is the process to work out the ‘size‘ of a job relative to other jobs that are similar or the same in value.

  • Raising a pay equity claim

    Find out about the process for employees and unions to raise a pay equity claim.

  • Responding to a pay equity claim

    If you are an employer who has received a pay equity claim, you should follow this guidance to respond to the claim.

  • Submitting or requesting pay equity data

    Find out how to submit your pay equity data or request pay equity data.

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