Employer’s misinterpretation of Pay Equity Act not bad faith or arbitrary: commissioner
‘This is the first time anybody’s had to comply with the act by establishing a pay equity committee’ “It isn’t bad faith or being capricious when simply misinterpreting legislation – bad faith requires a higher standard and a level of deliberateness, or at least willful blindness, as to one’s obligations under the legislation.” So says […]
Pay Equity Maintenance – Video
In this great video below, Lauri Reesor of Hicks Morley, discusses how organizations need to ensure they are maintaining Pay Equity and the risks involved in putting it off until later. Adding to what Lauri discusses in the video, we believe that Pay Equity should not be “revisited” every few years, but should become part […]
The Gender Wage Gap Strategy in the News
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Is Your Organization Using a Gender Neutral Job Evaluation Tool?
As a strict requirement of pay equity legislation, Employers are required to provide for pay equity for female job classes by objectively valuing those job classes, and comparing female and male job classes on the basis of skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions. This is to be done by applying gender neutral criteria.
Pay Equity Cases and Their Outcomes
The Pay Equity Commission seems to be ramping up their efforts to ensure Employers in Ontario are compliant with Pay Equity Legislation. We have summarized some recent Pay Equity cases and their outcomes…
Quebec Pay Equity Commission Becoming More Proactive
According to a recent notice in the Journal du Barreau, Quebec’s Pay Equity Commission has begun investigating employers in the province that were required to complete their pay equity exercise by December 31, 2010, but have neglected to do so…
Pay Equity Commission Letter – Pay Equity Act Monitoring Program
Has Your Organization Received a Letter from the Ontario Pay Equity Commission? Find out what you should do next…
House Statement by the Honourable Kevin Flynn Minister of Labour and the Honourable Teresa Piruzza Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues on Equal Pay Day
A very good statement from the House of Commons regarding Equal Pay Day in Ontario…
Recent Pay Equity Compliance Dispute
On Tuesday, April 8th, 2014, CUPE members from Community Living Guelph Wellington were observed picketing outside of Liz Sandal’s office in dispute of a pay equity case brought to the Pay Equity Commission in March. The pay equity review body had informed Community Living Guelph Wellington that it is required to pay both their union […]
Pay Equity Act in Ontario – Live Seminar
Ontario employers are responsible for ensuring that pay equity exists in their establishments. As a company changes, positions can be added or positions can change. Failure to stay in compliance with the Pay Equity Act can be costly, both financially and to your company’s reputation. Attend this seminar and get the tools you need to […]