See latest Pay Equity Updates.
Welcome to the NZNO Pay Equity page. Here you will find information related to the proposed Nursing Pay Equity settlement released on Friday 8 April 2022 to all DHB employees covered by the Nursing Pay Equity claim, including DHB employees who do not belong to a union.
Find out more by reading our Pay Equity Updates.
View our 20 April message to senior nurses.
In case you missed it, click the left image to view an Ask and Answer session where Chief Executive Paul Goulter, DHB Industrial Advisor David Wait, and Campaigns Advisor Katy Watabe answer questions about the Pay Equity offer, including more information on going to the Employment Relations Authority.
Download the proposed Nursing Pay Equity settlement.
We hope the resources we provide below are helpful. If you need more information, please check our Frequently Asked Questions.
You can also email specific questions to vote@nzno.org.nz. However, please first review all the available information on this page or ask your question at one of our online webinars before emailing. We expect a high volume of inquiries so you may not receive a quick reply.
PSA members should email questions to DHBNursingPayequity@psa.org.nz.
Update 10 June - Peter Cranney Zoom session
Watch NZNO's Pay Equity lawyer Peter Cranney explain the ERA filing process here.
Watch David Wait talk about NZNO's legal representation moving forward.
Helpful documents
More information can be found on our Nursing Pay Equity partners' websites
Explanatory videos
 NZNO Industrial Services Manager Glenda Alexander talks through our PowerPoint presentation explaining the proposed Nursing Pay Equity settlement. You can download the PowerPoint presentation above. |
 NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku and President Anne Daniels talk about the proposed Nursing Pay Equity settlement; how it will help address the nursing shortage; and how DHB Pay Equity pay rates must now be extended to all nurses in Aotearoa regardless of where they practise. |
 Nurse Practitioner and NZNO member Mark Baldwin was part of the Nursing Pay Equity negotiation team. He talks through the process of how comparators were found and assessed, and how the proposed settlement agreement was reached. |
 Registered nurse and NZNO member Julie Pritchard was part of the Nursing Pay Equity negotiation team. She talks briefly about what the Proposed Nursing Pay Equity Settlement will mean for nursing in Aotearoa New Zealand. |
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Updates
- 2022-10-31 Nursing Pay Equity (hearing postponement)
- 2022-10-28 Nursing Pay Equity Update (Meeting details)
- 2022-10-14 Nursing Pay Equity Update (Meeting and hearing dates))
- 2022-10-04 Pay Equity Update (Judicial processes are according to schedule )
- 2022-09-28 New Nursing Pay Equity (Base rates filed with the ERA)
- 2022-09-16 Nursing Pay Equity Update (Peter Cranney meets with members)
- 2022-09-12 Pay Equity Update (Peter Cranney brings us up to speed)
- 2022-07-19 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update (Update on meeting between the parties)
- 2022-06-15 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 34 (Update on Pay Equity mediation)
- 2022-05-18 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 33 (Filing with the ERA and next steps)
- 2022-05-16 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 32 (Brief Update on filing for the ERA)
- 2022-05-05 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 31 (Nursing Pay Equity Settlement Poll Reminder)
- 2022-04-29 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 30 (Nursing Pay Equity Settlement Poll)
- 2022-04-19 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 29 (Important information about next steps)
- 2022-04-14 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 28 (Legal review finds proposed settlement contrary to Equal Pay Act)
- 2022-04-11 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 27 (Legal Review of the proposed settlement)
- 2022-04-08 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 26 (Proposed Nursing Pay Equity settlement release)
- 2022-03-30 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 25 (Notification for ratification process)
- 2022-03-25 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 24 (Settlement details coming week ending 8 April)
- 2022-03-15 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 23 (Report on meeting between the parties)
- 2022-03-11 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 22 (Settlement meeting delayed)
- 2022-02-24 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 21 (Settlement document received)
- 2022-02-16 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 20 (Notification for ratification process)
- 2022-01-25 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 19 (More info on agreement in principle)
- 2021-12-22 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 18 (Agreement in principle)
- 2021-11-30 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 17
- 2021-10 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 16 (PDF, 242KB)
- 2021-09 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 15 (PDF, 144KB)
- 2020-12 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 14 (PDF, 309KB)
- 2020-11 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 13 (PDF, 212KB)
- 2020-09 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 12 (PDF, 229KB)
- 2020-06 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 11 (PDF, 271KB)
- 2020-05 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 10 (PDF, 348KB)
- 2020-04 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 09 (PDF, 226KB)
- 2020-02 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 08 (PDF, 252KB)
- 2019-12 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 07 (PDF, 252KB)
- 2019-10 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 06 (PDF, 211KB)
- 2019-08 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 05 (PDF, 245KB)
- 2019-07 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 04 (PDF, 172KB)
- 2019-05 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 03 (PDF, 406KB)
- 2019-03 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 02 (PDF, 346KB)
- 2018-12 NZNO/DHB Pay Equity Update 01 (PDF, 252KB)
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