新西兰政府通过加强规则和停止案件,突然阻止了成千上万的妇女申请工资平等权利. 这反过来颠覆了2020年"同薪法案"中的进展. New Zealand’s government abruptly blocked tens of thousands of women from pay equity claims by tightening rules and halting cases, reversing progress under the 2020 Equal Pay Act.

在2025年3月19日,新西兰最高部长们在网上进行了45分钟的会议,导致突然变化,阻止成千上万护理,教学和照顾妇女申请工资公平要求. On 19 March 2025, a 45-minute online meeting among New Zealand’s top ministers led to abrupt changes that blocked tens of thousands of women in nursing, teaching, and caregiving from pursuing pay equity claims. 政府在没有公众商的情况下,加强了资格规则,取消了跨部门比较等关键法律途径,并停止了正在进行的案件,从而有效地扭转了2020年"平等薪酬法"所取得的进展. Without public consultation, the government tightened eligibility rules, eliminated key legal pathways like cross-sector comparisons, and halted ongoing cases, effectively reversing progress made under the 2020 Equal Pay Act. 这些在几天内实施的变化, 转移了128亿美元资金并提高了超过官方建议的门, 这引发了对透明度和全球赞扬的性别平等框架的回归的批评. The changes, implemented within days, redirected $12.8 billion in funding and raised thresholds beyond official recommendations, sparking criticism over transparency and the rollback of a globally praised gender equity framework. 工会称此举是重大挫折, 使许多工人没有获得公平薪酬的现实途径. Unions called the move a major setback, leaving many workers without a realistic path to fair pay.