Pay Equity Campaign
Social workers in iwi and community organisations earn on average $25,000 a year less than those working in government agencies, despite having the same qualifications and skills, and often working with the same families and clients.
Apart from being very unfair, this affects an NGO’s ability to recruit and retain staff.
A series of short video interviews from the perspectives of social workers, a manager, the PSA and information about the current pay equity claim are being released at the launch.
SociaLink is partnering with the Social Services Provider Association, NZ Social Work Association and the PSA in a campaign to raise awareness of the pay inequity in September 2021.
The key message is get involved by joining ANZASW, SSPA or the PSA to make a collective call for pay equity and fair funding
Please find updates on the Pay Equity Claim extension and claim for social service workers in the SSPA’s resource library.
Watch the videos and hear what our social workers think
Brenda Pilot
Pay Equity Claim
Paula Naude
A managers perspective
Read our local research about lack of pay equity.
Poipoia te kakano
Kia puawai
Nurture the seed and it will blossom