Pay Equity an International Concern
Pay Equity continues to be an international concern. While Canada continues to struggle with ensuring female job classes are paid equitably to their male comparators, this issue spans continental borders.
Ontario’s Gender Wage Gap Infographic
In an effort to briefly explain the Ontario Wage Gap Program, we have created an infographic to provide statistics and information to employees and employers alike.
A Pay Equity Case Study: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
A Case of Pay Equity: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation In another example of Pay Equity cases that continue, the lines of job comparison are blurred. On 30 April 1999, the CUPE union representing CBC production assistants lodged a complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Commission. This complaint dealt with the inequity of pay between mainly […]
Providing Pay Equity Proof
Providing Pay Equity Proof Since 1988, the Pay Equity Commission has been ensuring that companies provide equal pay, for work of equal value. This work is done through investigators that call on companies to provide proof of their programs that support this legislative Act, and its requirements of companies in Ontario. If you are an […]
A Guide to Ontario’s Pay Equity Act
Guide to Ontario’s Pay Equity Act If you are a business in Ontario, there are regulations governing the fair and equitable payment of both genders within your business concerning the same performed activities. The average person and most small businesses in Ontario are used to simply taking this very important act for granted, either that […]
Evolving Workplaces And Pay Equity: How To Ensure Ongoing Compliance
Mark had the pleasure of speaking at a Heene Blaikie, LLP seminar in 2011. Watch the video below, and download the PDF version of the presentation materials. Enjoy!
Is The Government Misleading on Pay Equity?
Is The Government Misleading on Pay Equity? Some interesting insights from Parliament on the current PC goverment’s misalignment with their proposed pay equity legislation.
Pay Equity – Know Your Organization’s Compliance Status and Risk
Every organization should incorporate risk management into all aspects of human resources planning by identifying the sources and levels of risk and coordinating the required resources to make an effort towards minimization.
Complying With Ontario’s Pay Equity Legislation
This quick video with Carolyn Kay, a partner at Toronto law firm Hicks Morley, talks about the pay equity issues employers face, the hidden costs of non-compliance and how to deal with a request from Ontario’s Pay Equity Commission.