新西兰计划修订《同酬法》,限制同酬要求,并面对工会的批评。 New Zealand plans to amend its Equal Pay Act, restricting pay equity claims and facing criticism from unions.

新西兰政府计划修订《同酬法》,使提出同酬要求和终止现有要求更加困难。 The New Zealand government plans to amend the Equal Pay Act, making it harder to file pay equity claims and discontinuing existing claims. Brooke van Velden部长表示, 改革将使进程更稳健、更可持续, 目的是用更强有力的证据解决真正的薪酬公平问题。 Minister Brooke van Velden says the changes will make the process more robust and sustainable, aiming to address genuine pay equity issues with stronger evidence. 但是,工会批评这一举动,声称它破坏了性别平等和公平方面的进展,有可能扩大男女工资差距,影响到95 000多名工人。 However, unions criticize the move, claiming it undermines progress on gender equality and fairness, potentially widening the gender pay gap and affecting over 95,000 workers. 这些变革将紧急通过议会推动。 The changes will be pushed through Parliament under urgency.