Public Service Act 2020

People working in public service - Public service workforce - Pay equity claims

83B: Pay equity settlement binding on chief executive or board affected

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"Bosses must follow pay fairness agreements made with employees"

If you are a chief executive or on a board of a department or interdepartmental venture, you must follow any pay equity claim settlement agreements. These agreements are between the Commissioner and unions or employees of the public service. You have the same rights and responsibilities as if you were part of the agreement.

When a pay equity claim settlement is made, it is up to the chief executive of each department and the board of each interdepartmental venture to make sure it happens. This is for departments and ventures where the employees who made the claim work.

You can find more information about the law that made this rule by looking at the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2020.

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Part 3People working in public service
Public service workforce: Pay equity claims

83BPay equity settlement binding on chief executive or board affected

  1. Every pay equity claim settlement agreement entered into between the Commissioner and 1 or more unions or between the Commissioner and 1 or more employees of the public service is binding on the chief executive of each department and the board of each interdepartmental venture in which any of the employees are employed.

  2. A chief executive of a department who, or board of an interdepartmental venture that, is bound by a pay equity claim settlement agreement under subsection (1) has the rights, functions, and obligations that the chief executive or board would have, in respect of that pay equity claim settlement, if that chief executive or board were a party to that settlement.

  3. Responsibility for giving effect to any pay equity claim settlement between the Commissioner and 1 or more public service employees lies with the chief executive of each department and the board of each interdepartmental venture in which any of the employees are employed.

Notes
  • Section 83B: inserted, on , by section 30 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 45).