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-----Original Message-----
From: T Barnett <[FOI #18991 email]>
Sent: Monday, 28 March 2022 3:08 pm
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Mental health workers pay equity

 

Dear Ministry of Health,

 

I am a New Zealand citizen and reside in New Zealand Under the OIA, I
would like to ask

 

Why are mental health workers not paid according to the Support Workers
(Pay Equity) Settlements Act 2017

 

in relation to

 

3Adjustment for year ending 30 June 2022

(1)

This clause applies if the compound annual growth rate for the Labour Cost
Index for the period starting on 1 July 2017 and ending on 30 June 2021 is
more than 1.7%, in which case the result of the following formula will be
greater than 0.017:

(a ÷ b)0.25 − 1

 

where—

a

is the Labour Cost Index at 30 June 2021 b is the Labour Cost Index at 30
June 2017.

(2)

If this clause applies, the hourly wage for a support worker for the
period beginning on 1 July 2021 and ending on 30 June 2022 is calculated
as follows:

a × (((b ÷ c) − 1.0174) + 1)

 

where—

a

is the worker’s hourly wage under clause 1 or 2 b is the Labour Cost Index
at 30 June 2021 c is the Labour Cost Index at 30 June 2017.

(3)

In this clause, Labour Cost Index means the Labour Cost Index (all
sectors, salary and wage rates, including overtime) published by
Statistics New Zealand.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

T Barnett

 

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Kia ora T Barnett
Please find attached the response to your request for official
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Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services Team

 

[1]Ministry of Health information releases

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