Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) | Hansard source

Under this government the gender pay gap is now 14 per cent, a record low; women's employment is at 6.1 million, a record high. The government is providing an additional $8.6 million to the WGEA to improve workplace gender reporting. When businesses report to the WGEA, they are more likely to address the gender pay gaps within their organisation and narrow the overall gender pay gap. In setting employment terms and conditions the Fair Work system, as introduced by the former Labor government, incorporates the principle of equal remuneration and provides mechanisms for the independent Fair Work Commission to adjust terms and conditions, including on work value grounds.