Our pay equity campaign for educators
Your union has just announced that we are moving forward with a Pay Equity claim for your job. You…
A survey goes out to your employer asking them to provide information on your job. You….
Your union has to develop a merit document to proceed with your claim that has been accepted by the Ministry of Education. You think…. Click Here to view a merit document.
People are being interviewed about your job to get an idea of the type of work you do. You decide you want to...
After the interview process the information gathered is turned into a document that covers the "General Areas of Responsibility" for your role. You hear this has been sent to your Principal to sign off. You… Click Here for more information.
The "General Areas of Responsibility" have been agreed to, now it's time to agree to suitable male dominated comparator/s and assess the roles against each other. You think... Click Here for more information.
The assessment of your role and male dominated comparator/s has been made and agreed to by the Ministry of Education, now NZEI will be negotiating the new rate of pay for your job. You...
You win pay equity! You...
What’s your Pay Equity Personality: A Quiz for Support Staff in Schools
Helper
Sometimes it can be tricky to see where you fit into the big picture, but small conversations over time can make a big difference to shifting people’s hearts and minds. You’re not up to date on everything that is happening, but certainly when people start talking about pay equity you’re interested to know what is going on.
Read more about pay equity here (link to explanation doc) and start having some conversations with friends and whānau about what pay equity means and the impact it will have.... Read More about Pay Equity for Support Staff.
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What’s your Pay Equity Personality: A Quiz for Support Staff in Schools
Trailblazer
You’ve been waiting for pay equity for a long time and you’re keen to keep the pressure on the government until it’s won. You don’t mind challenging the status quo and getting rowdy if you have to... Read More about Pay Equity for Support Staff.
You could arrange to meet with your local MP with your colleagues to discuss the importance of your job and what pay equity would mean for you. Take along the Pay Equity Pledge and ask them to sign it and display it in their office, it’s important that we have wide ranging support to win.
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What’s your Pay Equity Personality: A Quiz for Support Staff in Schools
Advocate
You enjoy engaging in processes and always have a copy of the Support Staff in Schools Collective Agreement handy. You have often felt very frustrated with the low pay of Support Staff and are glad that the Pay Equity process has been developed to help deal with this... Read More about Pay Equity for Support Staff.
Organise a morning tea to discuss what’s happening with Pay Equity and check whether support staff at your school are on the correct pay rate. It’s good to make sure everyone’s being paid properly and it’s a great opportunity to discuss the impact pay equity will have for Support Staff pay. You can wear black and white (the colours of the Mana Taurite campaign) and post a photo of the occasion on social media.
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What’s your Pay Equity Personality: A Quiz for Support Staff in Schools
Organiser
You like getting as many people involved in things as possible. You enjoy sharing information and working together for the common good. You enjoy working with a wide range of people and are active in your community....Organise a pot luck dinner with your colleagues, and maybe even people from other local schools, to discuss what pay equity is and the impact it will have. This can be very informal, obviously pay equity is not going to be the only thing you’ll want to talk about! Read More about Pay Equity for Support Staff.
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