Introduction
The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Pay Gap Action Plan 2023.
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Hīkina Whakatutuki is Te Reo Māori for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). Hīkina meaning uplift and whakatutuki meaning to move forward, to make successful. We strive to be a place where people want to work, where people are safe, listened to, valued and feel like they belong, where they grow personally and professionally through meaningful work. An inclusive culture is essential if we are to attract and retain diversity at MBIE. A diverse workforce ensures multiple perspectives will be included in policy advice and service design, which will help Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All.
MBIE received recognition in 2023 through Randstad Employer Brand Research. MBIE was named amongst the top 3 ‘Employer of Choice’ for job security and offering great opportunities for career progression. Additionally, we were a winner of the 2023 Diversity Awards NZ™ ‘Inclusive Workplace’ category for our People Experience project mahi. MBIE also won the 2023 New Zealand Rainbow Excellence Awards ‘Simpson Grierson Impact Award’ for our Rainbow People Experience project.
Our inclusion and diversity strategy, Nō Konei - Belong, is aligned to Papa Pounamu, the Public Service diversity and inclusion work programme. It focuses on having inclusion at the heart of our mahi and creating a sense of belonging. As well as providing an inclusive culture where people feel they belong, we strive to create equitable outcomes.
MBIE created its first Gender Pay Action Plan in 2018 to address the existing gender pay gap. This was part of a wider Inclusion and Diversity plan to meet Government expectations on equal pay. The next phase of the pay gap action plan was gifted the name Kia Tū Ranga. Tū being to set in place, Ranga to raise up from the roots, weave together and interconnect. It is the establishing and bringing the threads together to address pay equity at MBIE. This plan continues to be intrinsically linked to MBIE’s Inclusion and Diversity strategy and Papa Pounamu principles. It also has strong connections to Whāinga Amorangi, building internal Māori Crown capability, and MBIE’s Wellbeing, Health and Safety strategy to enable a positive and safe workplace culture.