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Pay Equity Campaign<\/h1>\n

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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.<\/h4>\n

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Apart from being very unfair, this affects an NGO\u2019s ability to recruit and retain staff.<\/p>\n

\u00a0A 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The key message is get involved by joining ANZASW, SSPA or the PSA to make a collective call for pay equity and fair funding<\/p>\n

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Please find updates on the Pay Equity Claim extension and claim for social service workers in the SSPA’s resource library<\/a>.<\/h5>\n

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Watch the videos and hear what our social workers think<\/h4>\n

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Brenda Pilot<\/h4>\n

Pay Equity Claim<\/p>\n