Madam Chair, I can only speculate, given that Madam Hutchings asked an earlier question about the previous regime, that it was probably way too cumbersome for individual employees, mostly female, to complain and have recourse. That's probably why the pay was not adjusted previously. It was because of the difficulty in getting the points heard, and maybe also the lack of awareness of what it means to have work of equal value as opposed to identical work. It's a very complex concept. It's also very complex, when you don't know the intricacies of pay equity, to complain and to get your point across.
I can speculate that these are the reasons. I don't think my speculation would be far off from the truth.