Tag: Equal Pay
80,000 strong!
Putting principles into practice
Work is continuing to eliminate the gender pay gap with the implementation of principles and plans across the public service.
Recognising admin workers
Dallas Macris feels she’s helping to make a difference for women by being part of the PSA public service clerical and admin pay equity team.
“We always have tamariki at heart”
Supporting tamariki and whānau to thrive is something we all want to strive for - but some of Aotearoa’s most needed workers are undervalued for this important mahi.
Wearing purple for library workers
Library workers and their supporters wore purple on May 13, to mark the second anniversary of our library assistants pay equity claim.
A giant whose shoulders we stand on
Elizabeth Orr was a leader in pay equity and equal pay in Aotearoa for more than 50 years.
Nevertheless we're Persisting!
The theme for our Women’s Network Conference in March was to have been ‘Nevertheless She Persisted’.
Hard won recognition
An interim equal pay agreement for DHB administration and clerical workers is being greeted with a mixture of satisfaction and relief.
Building Our Future
It was our biggest Congress ever, with more than 200 delegates gathering in Wellington to debate, network and make plans that will guide the future of our union.
What can we expect from the new Government?
With a new Government now in place it’s timely for the PSA to consider what we can expect, and what we would like to achieve in the next three years.
Delivering on Equal Pay
The PSA is taking a two-track approach to delivering on pay equity - using the force of new law to settle claims and new guidance to end discrimination.
New law a pathway for pay equity
It was a moment to savour for all of us who have been campaigning for pay equity.
Make it Real
Thousands of admin workers in the Public Service are asking to be paid what they’re worth with the launch of their pay equity claim.
Mana Wahine Claim goes to Waitangi
The Mana Wahine team was up before dawn on Waitangi Day erecting our stall at the famous Treaty Grounds.
Kindly leading the way to Equal Pay
As women began working for free in New Zealand on November 18, the PSA was working hard on a number of fronts to close the gender pay gap.
Stand Up for Library Workers
Local government library assistants launched a campaign on November 22 to raise awareness of their equal pay claim and the work they do.
Equal pay for all
As we celebrate the success of our sisters in securing voting rights 126 years ago, the PSA is leading the struggle for pay equality.
Suffrage Day: ‘Our members are worth 100% and shouldn’t have to rattle buckets to get it’
Jacqueline Aberdein-Tapuai is a qualified and registered social worker with a Master’s degree - but the mum of four teenagers struggles from pay check to pay check.
Mind the gap! Taking action on gender pay
While the latest statistics show how persistent the gender pay gap remains, our efforts are starting to produce some real gains for women.
