Tag: pay_equity
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Media Monitor: New Zealand Government Announces Spending Cuts
RNZ is reporting that the New Zealand coalition government has cut an average of $5.3 billion in government spending for each of the next four years in its latest budget. It said about half of the savings come from an…
Politics and GovernmentBusinessSportWorldFederal GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborRugby Government SpendingBudget CutsKiwiSaverNicola WillisPay EquityFinanceRNZ News
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Budget 2025 Accused of Taking $12 Billion from Women
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA) has strongly criticised Budget 2025, claiming it takes over $12 billion from New Zealand women through pay inequity. PSA National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons called it "a mean and heartless Budget…
Politics and GovernmentBusinessHealthEmployment and LaborEconomySocial Issues Budget 2025Public Service AssociationPSAFleur Fitzsimonspay equitywage theftgovernment spending
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Government Unlikely to Fund Pay Equity for Female-Dominated Sectors
The Government is unlikely to fund pay equity for hospice and Plunket nurses, care and support workers, and other female-dominated workforces. Brooke Van Velden told Parliament that the Government, under Minister Nicola Willis' pay equity reset, indicated that the funded…
Politics and GovernmentHealthEmployment and LaborSocial Issues pay equitygovernment fundingnursescare workersJan TinettiChristopher LuxonBrooke Van Velden