The recent decision by Te Whatu Ora to ask the ERA to approve an interim pay equity (PE) offer for all nursing staff across Te Whatu was very welcome. The ERA has now given the necessary approval for this to happen.
The current offer - a 14% increase for most staff backdated to 7 March 2022 - is exactly what was provided in the December 2021 Agreement in Principle and would have been implemented earlier in the year, except for the decision to take the PE claim to the ERA and the Employment Court.
Nurses Society director David Wills says this interim increase makes sense.
The endless delays with PE have been frustrating and plainly unwelcome for all nurses.
All PE increases apply to all nursing staff within Te Whatu Ora, regardless of union affiliation or membership.
No action should be required by members to receive these increases or payments - all should be automatic - but watch work emails for local updates. Definitely no payments of any type are needed to receive these increases or lump sum.
If someone has changed Te Whatu Ora regions (formerly DHBs) over the eligible period payment, the current or most recent Te Whatu Ora region (DHB) will make the payments (increase and lump sum).
The determination says the increases and lump sums may take between two and four months to be paid out. That said some Te Whatu Ora regions may be quicker. Variations on payment dates between regions re ikely because up to 20 payroll systems are involved, plus calculations involve many variables.
Here are examples of the interim increases:
In addition to the pay rate increase backdated to March 2022, Nurses Society members and other nursing staff who did not receive the earlier $7,000 advance lump sum will now receive a $10,000 lump sum PE payment pro-rated. Nurses who received the earlier $7,000 will get $3,000.
How do these rates compare with the main states in Australia?
The recent decision by Te Whatu Ora to ask the ERA to approve an interim pay equity (PE) offer for all nursing staff across Te Whatu was very welcome. The ERA has now given the necessary approval for this to happen.
The current offer - a 14% increase for most staff backdated to 7 March 2022 - is exactly what was provided in the December 2021 Agreement in Principle and would have been implemented earlier in the year, except for the decision to take the PE claim to the ERA and the Employment Court.
Nurses Society director David Wills says this interim increase makes sense.
The endless delays with PE have been frustrating and plainly unwelcome for all nurses.
All PE increases apply to all nursing staff within Te Whatu Ora, regardless of union affiliation or membership.
No action should be required by members to receive these increases or payments - all should be automatic - but watch work emails for local updates. Definitely no payments of any type are needed to receive these increases or lump sum.
If someone has changed Te Whatu Ora regions (formerly DHBs) over the eligible period payment, the current or most recent Te Whatu Ora region (DHB) will make the payments (increase and lump sum).
The determination says the increases and lump sums may take between two and four months to be paid out. That said some Te Whatu Ora regions may be quicker. Variations on payment dates between regions re ikely because up to 20 payroll systems are involved, plus calculations involve many variables.
Here are examples of the interim increases:
In addition to the pay rate increase backdated to March 2022, Nurses Society members and other nursing staff who did not receive the earlier $7,000 advance lump sum will now receive a $10,000 lump sum PE payment pro-rated. Nurses who received the earlier $7,000 will get $3,000.
How do these rates compare with the main states in Australia?