Women would get information about pay rates in their workplace to test if there is gender-based discrimination, under new legislation welcomed by the Human Rights Commission.

A private member's bill by Green Party MP Jan Logie has been drawn from the ballot.

It would make all employers include gender when recording information about pay rates for different roles in their workplace.

Employers would be required to pass that information on to the Department of Labour for publication in aggregate form.

LISTEN ABOVE AS GREEN MP JAN LOGIE SPEAKS WITH MIKE HOSKING ABOUT HER BILL