equal pay

Mind the (gender wage) gap: What lies ahead for Ontario employers

August 13, 2019 Piccolo Heath LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Wages and Compensation, 0

This past month, the US Women’s National Soccer Team made headlines amid their World Cup run by pushing for pay equality with their counterparts on the men’s team, leading to support from sponsors and the US Senate. So what is the big deal about gender/sex discrimination in compensation and should Ontario employers be concerned?

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Federal government announces pay equity legislation for federally regulated workers

November 7, 2018 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

On October 29, 2018, days after releasing the Pay Equity Consultations What We Heard Report, the Federal Government proposed pay equity legislation for federally regulated workplaces.

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What are the “exceptions” to the equal pay provisions of the Employment Standards Act

May 30, 2018 Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

The Ministry of Labour has updated its Policy Statement on Equal Pay for Equal work which can be found on its website and which forms the foundation of this article.

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

May 3, 2018 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Privacy and Security, Recruiting and Hiring, Source Deductions and Reporting, Wages and Compensation

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with pay transparency legislation, the taxability of employee discounts and privacy during the hiring process.

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

March 22, 2018 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Corporate Immigration, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with pay transparency, US work visas and electronic agreements.

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Pay equity: Gender wage gap program

May 16, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Human Resources, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

Last year, the Ontario Pay Equity Commission launched what it calls the Gender Wage Gap Program to measure the extent of gender wage gaps in the public and private sector workplaces in Ontario. The measures will determine how effective the Pay Equity Act has been in establishing equitable compensation practices since its inception, and whether gender discrimination in pay practices is still prevalent in workplaces. The program is ongoing.

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