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Pay equity claims
Employees and unions can raise a pay equity claim with an employer for work which may be subject to systemic sex-based discrimination.
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The Government has announced changes to the Pay Equity process. Information on these pages will be reviewed shortly. |
Process for pay equity claims
Amendments to the Equal Pay Act 1972, which came into effect on 6 November 2020, introduced a new process for individual employees and unions to raise a pay equity claim directly with an employer for work, which may be subject to systemic sex-based discrimination. The new process is similar to New Zealand’s existing employment relations framework.
A new framework for pay equity in New Zealand
The ‘Pay equity - guide to good practice' is a resource to help employees, employers, and unions understand the pay equity claims process.
Pay equity - guide to good practice
Under the Act, employees, employers and unions will negotiate in good faith, and will have access to mediation and resolution services, if dispute resolution support is needed.