pay equity act

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

January 17, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Wages and Compensation, 0

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with temporary layoff, why women receive less severance than men, and changes to first aid requirements under the Canada Labour Code.

Canada labour Code, employment contract, employment law, first aid requirements, gender wage gap, gender wage gap in Canada, human rights legislation, Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, Ontario Superior Court, pay equity act, Severance pay, Statistics Canada, temporary layoffs

Have you heard? Our annual Employment Law Conference is next week

June 7, 2012 Adam Gorley Accessibility Standards, Conferences, Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Human Rights, Privacy and Security, Standard for Customer Service, Union Relations, 0

You’ve probably already heard about the Ontario Employment Law Conference coming up on June 13—that’s next Wednesday!—but have you registered yet?

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, AODA, attendance management, cross-border employee transfers, economic recovery, employment law, just cause, Ontario Employment Law Conference, pay equity act, Return to work, Stringer LLP, terminating benefits after employment, termination, union certification, wsib

Are you required to have a pay equity plan?

March 12, 2010 Yosie Saint-Cyr Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

One purpose of Pay Equity is to redress differences in compensation due to systemic gender discrimination suffered by persons who occupy positions in predominantly female job categories. Only the provinces of Quebec and Ontario have pay equity legislation that covers the private sector. The Pay Equity Act in each province requires employers with 10 or more employees to provide equal pay for work of equal value.