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Gov't continue to try and close equity gap GOVERNMENT agencies will continue to take the lead on delivering pay and employment equity for their employees, says Minister of Labour Ruth Dyson.Speaking on on Women's Suffrage Day Mrs Dyson said it was appropriate to consider the role of women in New Zealand society and look at their progress on pay and employment equity. "The government has made good progress on delivering equity in the public service, public health and public education sectors, through phase one of a five-year Plan of Action on Pay and Employment Equity and the development of a gender neutral job evaluation tool," Mrs Dyson said. Mrs Dyson has also announced that crown entities will be able to voluntarily initiate pay and employment equity reviews following the next report to Cabinet in December. "The gender pay gap is still a real issue for women working in New Zealand. In 2005, the average hourly earning for women was just 86.4 per cent of that for men. Government's goal is for the gender pay gap in New Zealand's public service, health and education sectors to have significantly closed by 2008. "By taking the lead in these sectors, we can learn what is needed to bring about sustained change in the employment equity issues that account for the large part of the gender pay gap, and the pay gap related to undervalued female dominated occupations. "When the pay and employment equity gap is closed in New Zealand, we will be able to celebrate our nation's leadership in this area in the same way as we celebrate our achievement of giving women the right to vote." |
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