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By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read May 8, 2018

New Ontario law requires public disclosure of employee 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.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / disclosure of employee compensation, employee compensation, employment law, equal pay provisions, gender biases, pay equity, pay transparency, sexual harassment complaints, sexual harassment in the workplace, sexual violence leave, women in the workplace, working mothers

By Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) | 3 Minutes Read June 5, 2017

High heels or the highway: Does your dress code policy need a makeover?

Recent developments in British Columbia, Ontario, and the United Kingdom, have refocused attention on dress codes—particularly appropriate footwear requirements—and with it, concerns about occupational health and safety, gender–equality, and other human rights. Because this is 2017, not the 1800s, it may be difficult to process the frequency with which many workplaces still require women to wear high heels or dress in other sexualized or gender–specific ways.

Article by Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) / Business / discriminatory dress code policies, dress code policy, dress codes, footwear policy, gender-based discrimination, gender-specific dress code policies, health and safety, high heels, High Heels and Workplace Dress Codes, human rights, musculoskeletal injury, occupational health and safety, OHS Guideline G8.22(2.1) High heels, Sexualized and Gender-specific Dress Codes, women in the workplace, WorksafeBC

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 2 Minutes Read April 8, 2011

Women in the workplace – another take

The gap between men and women is still very significant when it comes to employees in the top ranks of the financial sector. That is, there are still very few women in senior executive roles in Canada’s financial institutions. Worse yet, there are currently no women in line for a CEO position at a big bank.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Human Rights / appointment process, banks, CEO position, employment law, few women in senior executive positions, Financial sector, gap between men and women, gender equality, male-dominated industries, pay equity, recruiting, status quo, succession, women in the workplace

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