7 March 2024
John Smith
By email:
[FYI request #25568 email]
Tēnā koe Mr Smith
Re:
Information request
Our ref:
E24HDC00278
Thank you for your emails
of
30 January 2024 and 4 March 2024 requesting “the
gender pay gap within the Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner. I would
like to request the distribution of salaries disaggregated by pay band, department, job
role, and gender. I am also interested to see whether the independent crown agency
has roles covered by a collective agreement”.
We have considered your request under the Official Information Act 1982.
Please find the information requested below:
30 June 2023
Gender pay gap
9.36%
The gender pay gap calculation has been prepared in accordance with the directions
of Statistics New Zealand. The statistics show the difference between median pay for
female employees and median pay for male employees.
HDC’s gender pay gap calculation excludes our most senior personnel (Commissioner
and Deputy Commissioners), who are appointed by the Governor-General, as salaries
for these roles are set by the Remuneration Authority. All these roles are filled by
women. If these salaries were included, our pay gap calculation would be reduced.
As at 30 June 2023, 80% of HDC’s staff were women, most of whom are involved in
the frontline and administrative tasks with a lower pay band. HDC has 20% male
staff, 58% of whom were either in managerial or senior advisory roles with a higher
pay band.
Auckland Office: P O Box 1791 Auckland 1140; Wel ington Office (new address): PO Box 245, Wel ington 6140
Freephone: 0800 11 22 33; Email: [Health and Disability Commissioner request email]; Website: www.hdc.org.nz
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HDC welcomes people with diverse backgrounds, and proactive checks are built into
our recruitment and salary review processes to ensure that staff on the same pay
band receive equitable pay, and staff on like-for-like roles are paid equitably.
Please note that we do not have roles covered by collective agreements.
Refusal of aspect of request
Your request for the disaggregated information is refused as it would take up too much
of our time and resources and would likely lead to the identification of individuals.
Therefore, we refuse this aspect of your request is refused pursuant to section 18(f)
of the Official Information Act, as the information requested cannot be made available
without substantial collation or research. We do not consider that fixing a charge or
extending the time limit under sections 15 and 15A of the Official Information Act
would enable the request to be granted.
You may seek a review of this decision from the Office of the Ombudsman.
We apologise for the delay in providing this information and thank you for your
patience.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Dr Craig Goodwillie
OIA Team Leader
