Pay Equity
Union 'totally shocked' at mental health pay equity warning
The Ministry of Health has written to DHBs telling them not to pay their mental health workers the same as aged-care and disability support staff. Video, Audio
MoH tells DHBs not to pay mental health workers more
A Ministry of Health document, leaked exclusively to Checkpoint, warns district health boards against paying mental health workers more. Meanwhile, they're leaving for higher pay elsewhere. Video, Audio
Labour pledges to scrap pay equity bill
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has pledged to scrap the pay equity bill and start again if the party is elected to government.
Pay equity claim bright spot in still dire gender pay landscape
One of the first things the National governmnent did when it came to power was to scrap the Labour Department's Pay and Employment Equity unit. As part of our 'Is this the Brighter Future?' series… Audio
Midwives negotiate overhaul of funding
From July community based midwives will get a 6 per cent pay rise. The $8 million dollar package was agreed to by the government in return for the College of Midwives withdrawing its high profile… Audio
Mental health workers lodge equal pay claim
The government has no intention of conducting more large-scale pay equity talks, the Prime Minister says, as thousands who missed out on the care and support workers deal seek their own claim through… Audio
Employment lawyers unsurprised by latest pay equity claim
Employment lawyers aren't surprised another health sector group is taking a pay equity claim. Janet Copeland from Copeland Ashcroft Law warned more workers would follow April's pay equity settlement. Audio
Historic pay equity deal unanimously backed by MPs
A $2 billion pay equity settlement that will give a pay rise to about 55,000 aged-care and disability workers has passed with unanimous support.
Pay equity bill pushing care sector 'off a cliff'
A pay equity bill could cripple the care sector with "potentially catastrophic" results if it's not properly funded, MPs have been warned.
Mental health sector worries it will lose workers
The mental health and addictions sector has warned it could lose more skilled staff - this time to rest homes.
Govt inks landmark $2bn pay equity settlement
The government has officially signed a $2 billion equity settlement giving tens of thousands of care and support workers a pay rise.
Disability support workers walk off the job
Hundreds of disability support workers around the country took to the streets this morning in a one-hour strike against their working conditions.
3000 disability support workers to strike over pay
A nation-wide strike of 3000 disability support workers is set to take place on Thursday.
The individualisation of a collective victory
An historic $2 billion pay equity deal dominated the headlines this week but did the media's focus on the part played by one feisty individual obscure the collective efforts of unions and their… Audio
The individualisation of a collective victory
An historic $2 billion pay equity deal dominated the headlines this week but did the media's focus on the part played by one feisty individual obscure the collective efforts of unions and their…
AudioPay Equity Bill would have wrecked $2bn settlement case - unions
The government is defending its Pay Equity Bill following criticism from unions, which say the proposed law is fundamentally flawed and a step backwards for women.
CTU says historic settlement wouldn't happen under proposed new law
The Council of Trade Unions says an historic $2 billion settlement wouldn't have happened under a proposed new law aimed at dealing with pay equity. Audio
Caregiver parent: 'How could they be so mean-spirited?'
Parents who care for their disabled children are upset they weren't included in a $2 billion pay equity settlement giving care workers significant pay rises. Audio
Carer pay equity deal could benefit other workers
Tens of thousands of public sector workers could benefit from a government decision to bring pay equity to staff at rest homes.
Settlement could help rest homes attract workers
The government's $2 billion pay equity settlement could help rest homes attract much-needed workers, the industry says.
