December 23, 2021
Nurses near deal on pay equity
Posted On December 23, 2021
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The New Zealand Nurses Organisation has signed an agreement in principle to settle its nursing pay equity claim for the NZNO and PSA members who work in district health boards.
Industrial services manager Glenda Alexander said the settlement to correct the long-standing sex-based undervaluation of nursing work is of historical significance.
She says it will be life-changing for many members and set a positive pathway for recruitment.
The claim covers about 40,000 members of the DHB-employed nursing workforce.