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Dr Jackie Blue: Call to publish pay rates of different genders

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Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Fri, 24 Mar 2017, 7:43AM
Dr Jackie Blue spoke with Rachel Smalley (Photo / NZH)

Dr Jackie Blue: Call to publish pay rates of different genders

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Fri, 24 Mar 2017, 7:43AM

Publishing the pay rates of different genders would play a big role in closing the pay gap.

This from Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Jackie Blue.

It comes as a bill is drawn from the parliamentary ballot, which would require employers to create gender pay transparency indexes.

Dr Blue told Rachel Smalley it would give unequal employers a wake-up call.

"Businesses are naturally competitive. They won't want to be at the bottom of the heap, they'll want to do better. And publishing that gap is the motivation for change."

Dr Blue said it's something that's already being done in the public sector.

"When we first started rating our DHBs they were all over the show - some were good at this, some were bad at that - but over time they've all lifted their game."

LISTEN ABOVE AS DR JACKIE BLUE SPEAKS WITH RACHEL SMALLEY

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