Part 4Pay equity claims
Employer decisions about claims
13QEmployer’s decision about whether claim has merit
This section applies to an employer who has—
- received a pay equity claim; and
- decided under section 13PB(2) that, in the employer’s view, the claim meets all requirements set out in section 13E.
The employer must decide whether, in the employer’s view, the pay equity claim has merit. (See section 13T for how this requirement applies to multi-employer pay equity claims.)
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An employer’s decision that a pay equity claim has merit does not mean that—
- the employer agrees that there is a pay equity issue; or
- there will be a pay equity claim settlement as a result of following the pay equity claim process.
The employer is deemed to have accepted that a pay equity claim has merit if the employer fails to give notice in accordance with section 13S by the time limit set out in section 13PA(2) (or, if applicable, by the time limit set out in section 13PB(6) or 13ZZAA).
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Notes
- Section 13Q: inserted, on , by section 18 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 45).
- Section 13Q heading: replaced, on , by section 21(1) of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).
- Section 13Q(1): replaced, on , by section 21(2) of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).
- Section 13Q(1A): inserted, on , by section 21(2) of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).
- Section 13Q(2): repealed, on , by section 21(3) of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).
- Section 13Q(3): amended, on , by section 21(4) of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).
- Section 13Q(4): replaced, on , by section 21(5) of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).
- Section 13Q(5): repealed, on , by section 21(5) of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).