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Equal Pay Act 1972

Pay equity claims - Facilitation

13ZV: Proposals made or positions reached during facilitation

You could also call this:

"Proposals made during talks about pay equity are not final after the talks end"

If you make a proposal or reach an agreement with another party during facilitation for a pay equity claim, it is not binding on you after facilitation ends. This means you are not forced to stick to what you agreed on during facilitation once it is over. You can find more information about this by looking at the Equal Pay Act and the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2020. This rule is in place to avoid doubt and can be subject to any agreement you make with the other parties. You should look at any agreements you have made with the other parties to see if they affect this rule.

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Part 4Pay equity claims
Facilitation

13ZVProposals made or positions reached during facilitation

  1. A proposal made by a party or a position reached by parties to a pay equity claim during facilitation is not binding on a party after facilitation has come to an end.

  2. This section—

  3. applies to avoid doubt; and
    1. is subject to any agreement of the parties.

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      Notes
      • Section 13ZV: inserted, on , by section 18 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 45).