1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: Let me tell you that decision today is stop all 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: those pay equity claims as bullsy. I mean, you know, 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,559 Speaker 1: ballsy is good. I think I lean towards thinking this 4 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: is the right thing to do. Those pay equity claims 5 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: have been a bit random. I don't know if you 6 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: know how this works, but basically, if people can prove 7 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: that they are underpaid because they work in women dominated jobs, 8 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: then they can get a pay rise. And how they 9 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: prove this is by finding men who are doing a 10 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:26,479 Speaker 1: similar job and then showing that there is a difference 11 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: in pay. But the problem is, it really isn't comparing 12 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: oranges apples with apples, right, It's often apples with oranges. 13 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: For example, librarians. Librarians are currently trying to get a 14 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: pay rise by comparing themselves to traffic engineers. Now, no 15 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: disrespect whatsoever to librarians, but the Dewey decimal system is 16 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: not that hard. I'm pretty sure that most of us 17 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: could learn to do it and become librarians in about 18 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: twenty minutes flat. I think it takes a little bit 19 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: longer to train up as an engineer who specializes in 20 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: designing and planning and constructing and operating and maintaining a 21 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: transport system. And the same goes with the admin health 22 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: staff who are trying to compare themselves to mechanical engineers. 23 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: And the same goes with the social workers who are 24 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: trying to compare themselves to traffic air traffic controllers. You 25 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:12,199 Speaker 1: can see the trouble here right now. From what I understand, 26 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: what Brook Vanvelden has done today is going to save 27 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: the country billions of dollars in the budget that we're 28 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: getting in two weeks time. Apparently, and I'm going to 29 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 1: check this out with the Minister when she's with us 30 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: after five but apparently this is one of, if not 31 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 1: the single biggest savings in the budget and apparently over 32 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: four years accounts for something and well well higher than 33 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: ten billion dollars. That is a significant amount of money. 34 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: And as we know, the country is financially stuffed. However, 35 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: someone will pay for this, and it's going to be 36 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: the government. They will be punished for this and political 37 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: capital in the years to come because this attack basically 38 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:51,639 Speaker 1: rights itself. Heartless government takes money from underpaid working women, 39 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: and that is why it is so ballsy, because the 40 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: pay equity system is clearly when you look at the detail, 41 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: deeply flawed. I mean, it's a lovely idea, let's pay 42 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: women more, but the system that we used to do 43 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: that is deeply, deeply flawed and obviously needs this overhaul. 44 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: But the politics of it, it's going to be very 45 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: very rough. For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen 46 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: live to news talks. It'd be from four pm weekdays, 47 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.