This document outlines our action plan to close the gender and ethnic pay gap at WorkSafe New Zealand.

It supports our ambition to have a culture that is values driven, embraces diversity and inclusion, and creates a work environment where our people care about each other and thrive.

The Kia Toipoto Public Service pay gap action plan (2021–24) sets out clear steps to:

• make real progress on closing pay gaps for women, Māori, Pacific peoples, and ethnic communities
• speed up improvements for Māori women, Pacific women, and women from ethnic backgrounds
• build fairer workplaces for everyone, including people with disabilities and rainbow community members.

Government departments and Crown organisations will:

• release their pay gap information in yearly action plans
• make sure bias doesn’t affect starting pay or wages for staff doing the same or similar work
• create plans to get better representation of women and ethnic groups in their teams and leadership
• set up fair career paths and chances to move up
• stop bias and discrimination in HR and pay policies
• build understanding of different cultures
• make flexible working normal.

Kia Toipoto’s goals match up with what the Public Service Association (PSA) is working on:

• building skills and experience through learning and other opportunities
• getting fair pay in secure jobs where changes benefit everyone
• embracing workplace diversity so we can all do well.

Kia Toipoto is part of our work programme. In 2022, we created our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) approach. Work is underway to refresh our DEI work plan this year.

Read Gender and ethnic pay gap action plan 2025 for our progress to date.