'Nothing further from the truth' - pay equity shake-up not cutting pay for women, says PM

The pay equity puzzle: can we compare effort, skill and risk between different industries?

Pay equity is not the same as equal pay, and is harder to calculate because women’s work is concentrated in low-paying industries. But without pay equity, all New Zealanders pay.

Pay equity's comprehension gap

Dumping 33 pay equity claims and telling underpaid workers to start again was always going to cause fury from those who stood to benefit from the claims – mostly women.But the Government’s shock and awe approach to changing the legislation has fanned the flames of anger.In a whirlwind 48 hours the law changed – no select committee, public meetings, opportunities for submissions or the usual processes laws go through.It’s far from the first time …

Is comparing librarians to fisheries officers really so ridiculous?

Diving deep into National’s crisis comms on its changes to pay equity legislation.

‘Outlight lies’: When is a pay cut not a pay cut?

ANALYSIS: National and Labour have been calling each other liars and gas lighters as they battle to control the narrative over the rushed changes to pay equity legislation.

Labour Lies On Pay Equity

“By claiming National is cutting women’s pay, Labour is lying to women. National is not cutting women’s pay. The right to equal pay remains as it ever was. It is protected in law and will always be under this Government,” says senior National ...

'Nothing further from the truth' - pay equity shake-up not cutting pay for women, says PM

Christoperh Luxon critics are "scaremongering", but Labour says the coalition is "gaslighting" half the population.