From gender pay gaps to ethnic pay gaps, SkyCity has committed to transparency and equity. Starting in 2019, they began publishing these gaps, leading the charge for a more inclusive Aotearoa. We spoke with Fleur Allison, General Manager of Performance and Reward, about the challenges, lessons, and the importance of pay gap reporting as a tool for greater workplace diversity and equity.

Originally published in The Post. New pay gap registry aims to try and close persistent differences between median men and women’s pay. Māori and Pasifika women start this week effectively working for ‘free’ until the end of the year compared to what Pakeha men earn - a consistent pay gap of around 20% that has barely budged in decades.

For decades, Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa have faced systemic wage inequities, consistently earning significantly less than other ethnic groups, despite their critical contributions to the workforce.

The Government's ditching plans to make gender pay gap reporting compulsory.  

We know that when it comes to pay gaps, ethnicity is where the bigger pain happens. Māori, Pacific people and those from other ethnicities face large gaps and this has consistently been the case since we started measurement in Aotearoa. 

OPINION - Originally published in the NZ Herald.

Yes, we need to keep talking about the pay gap. But the issue is much more complex than Bali Haque and Dr Michael Johnston suggested in their recent opinion piece published in the NZ Herald on March 12, in which they posited the idea of a “motherhood penalty” as being the fundamental caused of pay disparities between working men and women.