pay equity

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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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

March 14, 2019 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with a pay equity questionnaire, the right to disconnect and the salary and salary scales of full-time teaching staff at Canadian universities.

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Over $3 million in adjustments following wage gap monitoring: continued need for monitoring is clear

February 4, 2019 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

Ontario’s Pay Equity Commission recently released results of the Wage Gap Monitoring Program 2018. And it’s clear that there is a continued need for monitoring.

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

January 31, 2019 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Privacy and Security, Source Deductions and Reporting, Wages and Compensation

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with record retention, video surveillance and the wage gap.

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Major changes coming to the Canada Labour Code

January 14, 2019 Employer Advisor, McCarthy Tétrault LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, Wages and Compensation

On December 13, 2018, Bill C-86, the Budget Implementation Act, No. 2, received Royal Assent. The Bill sets out substantial changes that affect federally regulated workplaces under the Canada Labour Code.

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

October 4, 2018 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with the employer pay equity monitoring program, music and productivity at work and the Ontario Ministry of Labour’s stakeholder consultations for the Safe At Work Ontario strategy.

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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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New compensation rules will affect all Ontario employers

May 23, 2018 Occasional Contributors Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

Before the Ontario legislature closed for business pending the outcome of the June 7 election, Ontario enacted Bill 3, which imposes new obligations on employers relating to the hiring process and the reporting of workplace compensation. Bill 3 presents new risks but also opportunities for all employers in the province.

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New Ontario law requires public disclosure of employee compensation

May 8, 2018 Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

On the heels of new amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000, which introduced changes to this law’s equal pay provisions, the Ontario government recently passed The Pay Transparency Act, 2018 (“the Act”). The Act is just one of many components of the Liberal government’s plan.

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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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Employer alert: Payroll costs in Ontario went up (again) on April 1, 2018.

April 10, 2018 Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Source Deductions and Reporting

Since April 1, 2018 Ontario employers have been required to pay temporary help agency workers and casual & part-time employers the same rate of pay as full-time employers performing substantially the same work unless an exemption applies.

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Gender pay equity: How do you measure up?

April 24, 2017 PeopleInsight Workforce Analytics Employee Relations, HR Analytics, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, Wages and Compensation

The gender pay gap has been much in the news lately as well as on the minds of the CEO and CHROs. It’s an issue that exists at the intersection of state/federal legislation, social values/ethics, and the economic realization that gender pay equity is good for business.

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Pay equity: Closing the wage gap

November 28, 2016 Devry Smith Frank LLP Employee Relations, Human Resources, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

Despite the dramatic increase of women in the workforce and the existence of pay equity legislation, gender wage inequality remains a persistent problem in Canada. As part of an ongoing study on gender disparity for the Globe and Mail, Statistics Canada reported in March 2016 that a woman working full-time makes 73.5 cents for every dollar a man makes. The article also notes that Canada has the eighth highest gender wage gap among 34 industrial countries according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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Pay equity: Employer requirements

August 15, 2016 Beyond Rewards Inc Employee Relations, Human Resources, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

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.

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Quebec Superior Court invalidates certain provisions of the Pay Equity Act

February 27, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

A coalition of unions led by the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ) has won a court challenge against certain provisions of the 2009 reform of Quebec’s Pay Equity Act. The provisions in question require…

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