the unequal experience of workplace bullying and harassment is likely to contribute to the Pacific Pay Gap, including in ways that are not measured in a pay gap analysis that looks at hourly pay (for example, periods of unemployment due to an unforeseen resignation). Commission and MBIE employment discrimination data One of the Commission’s core functions is to respond to complaints and enquiries from the public concerning discrimination. Our complaints and enquiries data from 2018 to mid-2022 shows that we received 547 complaints or enquiries from people who identified as Pacific peoples. Of these matters, 129 – or 23.6 percent – related to employment. If employees are concerned that they are being treated unfairly, they have the option of seeking dispute resolution or contacting the Labour Inspectorate through MBIE. Data from MBIE’s Employment Mediation and Early Resolution services showed that, between November 2020 and September 2021, 6 percent of the 2,339 people 37 using their Early Resolution service identified as Pacific. This compares with less than 1 percent of the 7,346 people using the more formal mediation services. MBIE notes, however, that only 10 percent of people using their employment mediation services provide ethnicity information. This is much lower than the 85 percent of those using the Early Resolution services who shared ethnicity information. Survey data on experiences of discrimination The Survey of Working Life conducted between October and December 2018 found that around 300,000 employed people, or 11 percent of workers, said they had experienced discrimination, harassment or bullying in the previous 12 months, most commonly because of their ethnicity.37 Asian and Māori ethnic groups both reported a rate of discrimination, harassment or bullying of 13 percent, while Pacific and European ethnic groups both had rates of 11 percent. Across all ethnic groups, women reported higher rates of discrimination, harassment or bullying than men. Stats NZ. “One in 10 Workers Feels Discriminated Against, Harassed, or Bullied at Work.” June 21, 2019. https://www.stats. govt.nz/news/one-in-10-workers-feels-discriminated-against-harassed-or-bullied-at-work. Voices of Pacific peoples 37