(1) For the purposes of section 10(1)(c) of the Act, a prescribed matter is how the defined entity has taken the following gender pay equity principles into account in preparing the Gender Equality Action Plan—
(a) equal pay for work of equal or comparable value, which refers to work valued as equal or comparable in terms of skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions, including different types of work;
(b) employment and pay practices are free from bias and discrimination, including the effects of unconscious bias and assumptions based on gender;
(c) employment and pay practices, pay rates and systems are transparent and information about these matters is readily accessible and understandable;
(d) employment and pay practices recognise and account for different patterns of labour force participation by employees who undertake unpaid or caring work;
(e) interventions and solutions are collectively developed and agreed to, sustainable and enduring;
(f) employees, unions and employers work collaboratively to achieve mutually agreed outcomes.
(2) In subregulation (1)(a), "pay "means remuneration and includes but is not limited to salary, bonuses, overtime payments, allowances and superannuation.
Reg. 5B inserted by S.R. No. 177/2021 reg. 6.