This issue will have had very longstanding consequences for both teachers and employees equally. As stated by the New Zealand Educational Institute in their submissions, employers in major cities have been reporting of the ECE severe teacher shortage, yet we have heard Chris Baillie quoting employers after employers about why this bill is wrong. I've also heard from Mel Burgess, who runs the ECE centre in Newtown: "Pay parity overall would help address the early childhood teacher shortage crisis. For our centre, it would mean that we can get qualified relievers when staff are away sick. We would then find it easier to maintain our goal of 100 percent qualified teachers." This is what it's going to do for the employers. It's not bad news, as the Opposition makes it sound.