HCI Consulting Inc. | Your Provincial Authority on Ontario Pay Equity - Pay Equity Act in Ontario

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 assess your compensation program and ensure that you are in compliance with the Pay Equity Act.

You will learn how to plan ahead and reduce your potential exposure to pay equity claims. Our expert faculty will help you navigate the key concepts of the Pay Equity Act and how to justify pay differences. Register today and get the information you need to stay in compliance.

Benefits for You

– Understand how to justify pay differences

– Navigate changing circumstances and still maintain pay equity

– Gender-neutrality: A key component to eliminate biases in the job evaluation process

– Must-have strategies for handling the complaint and resolution process

Agenda

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM	Registration

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Overview of the Pay Equity Act
	(Break 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM)
	— Doreen Lurie
	Pre-Test Pay Equity Fundamentals Steps to Pay Equity

	Gender-Neutrality in the Job Evaluation Process
	What Is a Gender Bias? How Does It Impact the Evaluation of Jobs? Gender Neutral Job Comparison

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM	Justifying Pay Differences
	— Paul Boshyk
	Determining If Pay Difference Is Justified Solutions Available When You Cannot Justify Pay Difference Case Studies

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM	Lunch (On Your Own)

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM	How to Maintain Pay Equity in a
	— Bonny Mak Waterfall and Mark E. Whittrick

	Practical Sense
	What’s New? Recent Headlines Pay Equity Tribunal – Relevant Cases and Statistics Pay Equity – Increased Enforcement Vanishing Male Comparators, Changes in Gender Predominance and New Job Classes Permissible Differences Evidence of Pay Equity Maintenance Past and Present Liability Practical Tips How to Retain a Consultant Key Things to Remember

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM	Break

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM	Complaint and Resolution Process
	— Santiago Costa
	Application vs. Response – What to Do? Preparing for the Prehearing Conference Success at the Hearing – What You Need to Know

Credits

By attending this course, you may earn 10.0 continuing education credits through the Certified General Accountants of Ontario.

For information regarding CHRP designation and recertification, please contact the appropriate board in your province. The CHRP is the national standard for human resource management.

This course may qualify for 6.0 hours toward the CPD requirement through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario.

This seminar may qualify for 6.0 CPLD credits through the Certified Management Accountants of Ontario.

Who should attend?

This seminar is designed for payroll managers, human resource professionals, CFOs, accountants, controllers, business owners and managers, office managers and lawyers.