John MacDonald: Sort out pay equity, but don't rush it
I’m all for pay equity for women, but. Which I’ll get to.
First, though. At a public meeting in Christchurch last night, Labour leader Chris Hipkins was asked what the most important thing a Labour-led government would do for girls and women.
He said reversing last year’s pay equity changes. And that he would do it within his government’s first 100 days in office.
He said: "I think probably the most reprehensible thing I have seen in my time as a member of Parliament was the Government's decision last year with no notice, with no warning, with no consultation, to pass…
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