Pay Equity in the Social Sector Western Bay of Plenty

Outcome Report May 2019

The employees of community based Non Government Organsiation (NGO) social service agencies are vital in ensuring the most vulnerable people in our communities receive the services they need to enhance socio economic outcomes.

Social workers at Oranga Tamariki received a 30 percent pay increase over two years in an equal pay settlement in 2018 however this settlement was not extended to social workers in the NGO sector resulting in NGO staff leaving to get up to 50 percent better pay at Oranga Tamariki.

The Pay Equity Survey asked the staff in the social sector in the Western Bay of Plenty to comment on pay equity issues during May 2019 with the survey distributed via the SociaLink database and social media. A total of 155 responses were received.