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Michael Barnett: How landmark pay equity settlement will impact businesses

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Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Wed, 19 Apr 2017, 7:59AM
Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett spoke with Nadine Higgins (Photo / NZME)

Michael Barnett: How landmark pay equity settlement will impact businesses

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Wed, 19 Apr 2017, 7:59AM

Bridging the gender pay gap will benefit society as a whole, but it could affect some businesses' bottom lines.

The Government has reached a landmark pay equity settlement with care workers, following caregiver Kristine Bartlett's successful gender discrimination clam in 2013.

Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett said the deal will have a swift impact on the private sector.

But he told Nadine Higgins there will be a monetary cost for some businesses with predominantly female low-wage workers.

LISTEN ABOVE AS MICHAEL BARNETT SPEAKS WITH NADINE HIGGINS

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