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….

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Your union has to develop a merit document to proceed with your claim that has been accepted by the Ministry of Education. You think….

People are being interviewed about your job to get an idea of the type of work you do. You decide you want to...

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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…

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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...
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
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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