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By Piccolo Heath LLP | 6 Minutes Read August 13, 2019

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

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?

Article by Piccolo Heath LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / compensation gaps based on gender, equal pay, gender discrimination, pay equity, pay transparency, undervalued female job classes, wage gap

By Devry Smith Frank LLP | 2 Minutes Read November 28, 2016

Pay equity: Closing the wage gap

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.

Article by Devry Smith Frank LLP / Employee Relations, Payroll, Union Relations / Act to establish pay equity, Bill S.2119, employment law, gender wage inequality, pay equity, pay equity act, wage gap

By Clear Path Employer Services | 5 Minutes Read August 18, 2015

Questioning the results of best and worst places to be a woman report

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives made national headlines last month when they released their "Best and Worst Places to be a Woman in Canada 2015" report. This provocative report ranks Canada's 25 largest cities on the following five criteria: Economic Security, Education, Leadership, Health, and Personal Security.

Article by Clear Path Employer Services / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / Best and Worst Places to be a Woman in Canada 2015, Education rankings, family-friendly government policies, government-granted salaries or benefits, provincially-subsidized daycare, The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, trades training, wage disparity between women and men across Canada i, wage gap, women are earning equitable wages

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