It will cover 55,000 care workers, mostly women, in the aged residential care, home support and disability service sectors. Related Content Video Watch: PM on pay equity settlement John Drinnan: When does plain talk become hate speech? These would be dealt with by pay equity principles which are being developed alongside unions and businesses, rather than by direct negotiation. "And now a history that will include the achievement of the largest equal pay for women settlement since the Equal Pay Act in 1972." "I think it is fantastic news that women have finally got equal pay, or at least something towards equal pay," she said.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 18, 2017 03:50 UTC