Gender pay equity is a simple idea: men and women should receive equal remuneration for work of equal value. It means that the gender of a worker is irrelevant when their work is valued and paid for with wages and other benefits.
If you are a woman, the pay equity principle may apply to you if are doing work or a job that is:
- the same or similar to that of a man
- different, but involves skills, knowledge and abilities that are of equal worth or comparable
- you are remunerated with less wages, benefits, or entitlements, such as a car, or a laptop computer
This is even if you are working part-time, on a contact, or you are ‘casual’.
Gender Pay Equity Principle – Examples
Same or similar work
A female call centre operator is working in an insurance company responding to customer queries about their insurance premiums and how to tailor insurance benefits. She works with male call operators who are selling insurance packages to prospective customers which includes being able to explain insurance premiums and insurance benefits. Under the pay equity principle, all these call centre operators are carrying out the same or similar work and should receive equal pay and benefits.
Different but of equal worth
Both a female homecare worker and a male painter and decorator have obtained their Level 3 Certificates and are able to demonstrate that they can apply a range of well-developed skills, and interpret work situations with some discretion and judgement. Both workers are able to take responsibility for their own work outputs (when working and when undertaking further learning) and take some responsibility for the work outputs of others. Under the pay equity principle they do different but equally worthwhile work.
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