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Closing the Māori and Pasifika pay gap

As part of our focus on pay equity, we’re working towards closing our ethnicity pay gap.

Our pay gap data

In 2023, our second year of reporting, the Māori and Pasifika pay gap has continued to narrow.

We are working hard to build confidence in our staff to increase ethnicity declarations so we can build a clearer picture of our pay equity. We are encouraging everyone to take part in voluntarily declaring one or more ethnic identities through targeted campaigns and the support of our affinity network groups.

Based on the data voluntarily provided, 8.7% of our permanent workforce identify as Māori or Pasifika. We will expand our disclosure to include other ethnicities as data allows.

Māori and Pasifika pay gap 21.7%

2023 - 21.7%

2022 - 23.3%

The Māori and Pasifika pay gap represents the overall difference between the average pay for Māori and Pasifika and the average pay for European/Pākehā employees across the organisation regardless of role. 

Our overall Māori and Pasifika pay gap in 2023 is 21.7% favouring European/Pākehā employees, compared to 23.3% in 2022.

The data shows that Māori and Pasifika are disproportionately represented in lower paying roles. Similar to gender, our biggest opportunity is increasing the representation of Māori and Pasifika in more senior and higher paying roles.

We have initiatives underway to increase Māori and Pasifika representation, including:

  • Establishing a mentoring programme for aspiring Pasifika leaders
  • Increasing the knowledge and awareness of our leaders through Ngā Parirau – our targeted leadership programme
  • Creating Ora Moana – our new Pasifika Affinity Network Group
  • Setting priority diversity targets for Māori and Pasifika across the bank and at a leadership level.

We expect our Māori and Pasifika pay gap to fluctuate as more employees choose to declare their ethnicity, people move into more senior and higher paying roles, and as people join and leave ANZ. We’re confident that collecting this data will allow us to make better decisions, put initiatives in place to address the findings, and build on the information in this disclosure.

The percentage of our workforce who identify as Māori or Pasifika is the number of permanent employees of ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited who identify as Māori or Pasifika as a percentage of the total permanent employee population, including employees who have not declared an ethnicity.

Employees who haven’t provided ethnicity data aren’t included in the Māori and Pasifika pay gap calculation. We recognise that our Māori and Pasifika pay gap is based on less than half of our workforce and does not provide a complete picture. 

Values (unaudited) are provided by ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited employees on a voluntary basis and are as at 30 September 2023.

Contact the ANZ Equity, Diversity and Inclusion team

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If you have any questions or would like more information, email us.

edi-nzp@anz.com

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