Simpson Grierson HR Director Jo Copeland was jointly awarded the Gold Award with Lion NZ at the YWCA Equal Pay Awards 2017 in Auckland on 9 November.

The awards were launched in 2014 to recognise best practice among business leaders who are on the journey towards equal pay.

Ms Copeland was awarded a special individual commendation for her work in moving to firm to a 0% gender pay gap for the last three years.