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Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Act 2017

Schedule 2: Minimum hourly wages

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"Hourly Pay Rates for Support Workers"

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You work as a support worker. Your hourly wage depends on when you started working. If you started before 1 July 2017, your wage is the higher of your current wage or the amount in the tables. The tables show wages based on how long you have been working. You can check the tables to see your hourly wage for different time periods. For example, if you have been working for less than 3 years, your wage could be $19.00 per hour from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. If you started working on or after 1 July 2017, your wage is based on your level of qualification. Your wage might change based on the Labour Cost Index. This index is published by Statistics New Zealand and shows changes in salary and wage rates. You can find more information about your wage in clauses 1 and 2 of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Act 2017, which you can find by following the links to clause 1 and clause 2. The Labour Cost Index is used to calculate any changes to your wage, as explained in clause 3.

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Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions, or

"Extra rules and information to help with the change to fair pay for support workers"

2Minimum hourly wages Empowered by s 9

1Hourly wage rates for workers employed before 1 July 2017

  1. The hourly wage for a support worker who is employed by an employer immediately before 1 July 2017 is the greater of the worker’s hourly wage under clause 2 and the applicable amount in the following tables:

    The following table is small in size and has 5 columns. Column 1 is headed Worker’s length of service with employer. Column 2 is headed 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. Column 3 is headed 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. Column 4 is headed 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2021. Column 5 is headed 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
    Worker’s length of service with employer 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2021 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022
    Less than 3 years $19.00 $19.80 $20.50 $21.50
    3 years or more but less than 8 years $20.00 $21.00 $21.50 $23.00
    8 years or more but less than 12 years $21.00 $22.50 $23.00 $25.00
    12 years or more, if subclause (2) applies $22.50 $23.50 $24.50 $26.00
    12 years or more, if subclause (2) does not apply $23.50 $24.50 $25.50 $27.00
    The following table is small in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Worker’s length of service with employer. Column 2 is headed 1 July 2022 to 31 December 2023.
    Worker’s length of service with employer 1 July 2022 to 31 December 2023
    Less than 3 years $22.49
    3 years or more but less than 8 years $24.06
    8 years or more but less than 12 years $26.16
    12 years or more, if subclause (2) applies $27.20
    12 years or more, if subclause (2) does not apply $28.25

  2. This subclause applies to a support worker if—

  3. the worker commenced employment with the employer on or after 1 July 2005; and
    1. the worker has not attained a level 4 qualification; and
      1. the worker’s employer has provided the support necessary for the worker to attain a level 4 qualification.

        1. In this clause, a support worker’s length of service is the length of time that the worker has been continuously employed by the worker’s current employer (but, if paragraph (a)(vii) of the definition of continuous employment in section 5 applies, includes the length of time that the worker was continuously employed by the worker’s previous employer).

        Notes
        • Schedule 2 clause 1(1): amended, on , by section 8(1) of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 32).
        • Schedule 2 clause 1(1): amended, on , by section 8(2) of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 32).
        • Schedule 2 clause 1(1): amended, on , by section 22(1) of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 50).
        • Schedule 2 clause 1(2): amended, on , by section 22(1) of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 50).
        • Schedule 2 clause 1(3): amended, on , by section 22(1) of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 50).

        2Hourly wage rates for workers employed on or after 1 July 2017

        1. The hourly wage for a support worker who commences employment with an employer on or after 1 July 2017 is the applicable amount in the following tables:

          The following table is small in size and has 5 columns. Column 1 is headed Worker’s level of qualification. Column 2 is headed 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. Column 3 is headed 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. Column 4 is headed 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2021. Column 5 is headed 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
          Worker’s level of qualification 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2021 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022
          No relevant qualification $19.00 $19.80 $20.50 $21.50
          Level 2 qualification $20.00 $21.00 $21.50 $23.00
          Level 3 qualification $21.00 $22.50 $23.00 $25.00
          Level 4 qualification $23.50 $24.50 $25.50 $27.00
          The following table is small in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Worker’s level of qualification. Column 2 is headed 1 July 2022 to 31 December 2023.
          Worker’s level of qualification 1 July 2022 to 31 December 2023
          No relevant qualification $22.49
          Level 2 qualification $24.06
          Level 3 qualification $26.16
          Level 4 qualification $28.25

        Notes
        • Schedule 2 clause 2: amended, on , by section 8(1) of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 32).
        • Schedule 2 clause 2: amended, on , by section 8(3) of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 32).
        • Schedule 2 clause 2: amended, on , by section 22(1) of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 50).

        3Adjustment for year ending 30 June 2022

        1. This clause applies if the compound annual growth rate for the Labour Cost Index for the period starting on 1 July 2017 and ending on 30 June 2021 is more than 1.7%, in which case the result of the following formula will be greater than 0.017:

          (a ÷ b)0.25 − 1

          Where:

          • a a

            is the Labour Cost Index at 30 June 2021

          • b b

            is the Labour Cost Index at 30 June 2017.

        2. If this clause applies, the hourly wage for a support worker for the period beginning on 1 July 2021 and ending on 30 June 2022 is calculated as follows:

          a × (((b ÷ c) − 1.0174) + 1)

          Where:

          • a a

            is the worker’s hourly wage under clause 1 or 2

          • b b

            is the Labour Cost Index at 30 June 2021

          • c c

            is the Labour Cost Index at 30 June 2017.

        3. In this clause, Labour Cost Index means the Labour Cost Index (all sectors, salary and wage rates, including overtime) published by Statistics New Zealand.

        Notes
        • Schedule 2 clause 3(2): amended, on , by section 22(1) of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 50).
        • Schedule 2 clause 3(2) formula: amended, on , by section 22(2) of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 50).