women in the workplace

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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Women in the workplace – another take

April 8, 2011 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Human Rights, Recruiting and Hiring

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.

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The underrepresentation of women in the workplace

October 22, 2010 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

I just read an interesting report about women in the workplace. Essentially, the report suggests that women remain underrepresented relative to their male counterparts, even though they form a highly educated and skilled labour pool in the market. Given the skills shortage that is expected to occur in the near future due to mass retirements of senior baby boomer workers, this is an unsettling finding. But why is this happening?

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Women in the workplace Part II: why is Canada lagging in wage gap ranking?

October 15, 2010 Christina Catenacci Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

I have been reading some interesting articles recently regarding women in the workplace. A recent report put Canada at number 20 in a global measure of equality between men and women. Canada was actually rated number 33 in the world concerning earned income gaps. Why is this still happening?

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Women in the workplace Part I: are women preventing themselves from achieving power in the workplace?

October 1, 2010 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Human Rights

The other day, I read an interesting article regarding an interview with the author of No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power. The author argues that it is actually women themselves who are preventing the achievement of female power in the workplace.

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