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By Beyond Rewards Inc | 2 Minutes Read August 15, 2016

Pay equity: Employer requirements

Pay Equity is a requirement on Ontario employers to ensure that workers are paid equally for work of equal value, regardless of their gender. The requirement on employers arises out of the Pay Equity Act, which was passed by the Ontario Government in 1987 and became effective January 1, 1988; there was an amendment to this Act in 1993 as well.

Article by Beyond Rewards Inc / Employee Relations, Payroll, Union Relations / equal pay for equal work, gender equality, HR, Human Resources, Notice of Inability to Achieve Pay Equity, pay equity, pay equity act, Pay Equity Office, pay equity plan

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 4 Minutes Read May 16, 2012

Pay equity: Gender wage gap program

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.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Payroll / affirmative action to redress gender discrimination, compensation practices, differences in wages between men and women, employment law, equal pay, equal pay for work of equal value, female-dominated occupations, gender-neutral comparison, Job evaluation, Job to job comparison, male-dominated occupations, pay adjustments, pay equity, pay equity plan, proportional value

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 3 Minutes Read March 12, 2010

Are you required to have a pay equity plan?

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.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Human Rights, Payroll / Canada, compensation plan, employment law, ontario, pay equality, pay equity, pay equity act, pay equity commission, pay equity legislation, pay equity plan, pay structure, Quebec

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