Update on Gender Undervaluation
We are continuing to work hard on the gender undervaluation case before the Fair Work Commission to deliver substantial increases to minimum rates of pay for health professionals, on the basis of undervaluation of their skills and qualifications due to gendered bias. Members will have heard recent news about major pay rises for nurses, early childhood educators and various other professions for similar gender-based reasons. Correcting...
Gender Undervaluation in the Spotlight
Last year the Fair Work Commission released an important study into the undervaluation of feminised occupations, what would be considered as traditionally “women’s work”. It’s an important study as it considers the potential undervaluation of such work rather than focussing on the gender pay gap. The study touched on many of the occupations members are employed in like Medical Laboratory Scientists (particularly lab technicians many...
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