Pay Parity
What factors into cricket match fee pay parity
Australian Pay equity expert, Yolanda Beattie talks to Kathryn about what needed to be thrashed out to ensure the White Ferns match fee pay parity deal with their male counterparts. Earlier this… Audio
The extraordinary lives of lighthouse women
Shona Riddell enjoys cold, windy weather and stories about remote locations. She's also had a long-held fascination for lighthouses. So it's perhaps no surprise her new book, Guiding Lights tells the… Audio
Labour announces its education policy
Labour is promising to extend pay parity for all early childhood teachers if re-elected, but would scrap plans to extend its fees free policy beyond the first year of tertiary study..
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Private early childhood centres want more govt funding
A new lobby group for privately owned early childhood centres wants more money from the government to pay teachers better and achieve pay parity with kindergarten, primary and secondary school… Audio
Netball World Cup victory raises questions about pay parity
The Silver Ferns victory has reignited the debate about the pay parity in sport. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she hasn't looked in detail at the differences between different sporting codes but… Audio
Government tells principals it won’t increase pay offer
Primary school principals have rejected the government's latest pay offer, holding out for pay parity with secondary school principals. Secretary of Education Iona Holsted told Checkpoint the… Video, Audio
‘There are going to be teachers paid more than principals’
The principal of a small rural school says she can't help but consider a return to teaching, after she rejected a pay offer that would have left her making less than a senior teacher at a bigger… Video, Audio
Primary, intermediate principals reject pay offer
Primary and intermediate school principals have rejected the latest government offer, holding out for pay parity with secondary principals and higher salaries for those at the helm of the smallest… Audio
Winter nurses' strike may not be averted
Hopes of avoiding a nurses' strike in the middle of winter may be dashed. An independent panel yesterday recommended an immediate 3 percent pay rise from June, with another 3 percent rise in August… Audio
Pay parity for mental health carers
Unions and the Government are now locked in a battle over whether careworkers who look after people with mental health issues should get pay parity with those who work with the elderly, and whether… Audio
Midwives could draw hope from landmark caregiver case
Midwives looking to sue the Government over pay parity may be able to draw hope from the recent Terra Nova home care case. Audio