Pay equity claims in the education sector
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There are several pay equity claims either recently raised, underway, or settled in the education sector for the following roles and those people doing the same or similar work.
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Workforce |
Claim raised by |
Status |
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| Residential Support Workers, Youth Workers and Team Leaders |
PSA New Zealand Public Service Association |
Terms of reference being developed |
| Teachers |
NZEI Te Riu Roa & PPTA |
Investigation underway |
| Therapists |
NZEI Te Riu Roa |
Settled in March 2024 |
| School librarians and library assistants |
NZEI Te Riu Roa |
Settled in March 2023 |
| School science technicians |
NZEI Te Riu Roa |
Settled in March 2023 |
| Administration support staff in schools |
NZEI Te Riu Roa |
Settled in July 2022 |
| Kaiārahi i te reo |
NZEI Te Riu Roa |
Settled in July 2022 |
| Teacher aides |
NZEI Te Riu Roa |
Settled in 2020 |
There are several pay equity claims in the education sector where the Ministry of Education is named as the direct employer.
If you are employed by the Ministry and affected by one of these claims, you can learn more on Te Tāhuhu on the 'Ministry pay equity claims' page.
These are:
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Workforce |
Claim raised by |
Status |
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| Administration and clerical workers(external link) |
PSA |
Investigation underway, led by the Public Service Commission |
| Psychologists |
NZEI Te Riu Roa APEX |
Investigation underway |
| Education advisors |
NZEI Te Riu Roa |
Investigation underway |
| Service managers |
NZEI Te Riu Roa |
Investigation underway |
| Therapists |
NZEI Te Riu Roa |
Settled in March 2024 |
There are also several pay equity claims in the education sector where the Ministry of Education is not named as an employer.
These are:
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Workforce |
Claim raised by |
Status |
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| Kindergarten administrators |
NZEI Te Riu Roa |
Terms of reference being developed |
| Kindergarten cooks |
NZEI Te Riu Roa |
Raised November 2020 |
| Kindergarten teacher aides |
NZEI Te Riu Roa |
Raised November 2020 |
| Early learning teachers |
Individual employees in the early learning sector |
Raised November 2020 |
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