Today (Monday July 1), care and support workers will rally in locations across the country calling on the Government to fully fund a pay equity settlement.

The unions for care and support workers – E tū, PSA, and NZNO – are supporting public rallies in Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin, and Invercargill.

1 July marks two years since the pay equity claim was initiated in 2022. It was recently filed at the Employment Relations Authority after significant delays and slow progress.

The claim has implications for thousands of people working in aged care, disability support, home support, and mental health and addictions, and hundreds of health and community services.

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