The government promised to repeal the previous Conservative government's Public Service Equitable Compensation Act, which overhauled pay equity and, according to critics, effectively killed workers» rights
for equal pay for work of equal value.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told last month's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that his government would introduce legislation this year to
ensure equal pay for work of equal value in federal jobs.
Most provinces and territories also have pay equity provisions in their human rights statutes, but the Alberta Human Rights Act, RSA 2000, c A - 25.5 is deficient in not
mandating equal pay for work of equal value, only for «the same or substantially similar work» (s 6 (1); see also Lahey).
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last month that his government will introduce legislation this year to
ensure equal pay for work of equal value in federal jobs.
Pay equity refers to
equal pay for work of equal value in terms of skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions of occupations, whether the type of work is substantially the same or not.
Most provinces and territories also have pay equity provisions in their human rights statutes, but the Alberta Human Rights Act, RSA 2000, c A - 25.5 is deficient in not
mandating equal pay for work of equal value, only for «the same or substantially similar work» (s 6 (1); see also Lahey).
The government has announced their intention to move forward with a proactive pay equity legislation in federally regulated sectors to ensure federally regulated employees «
receive equal pay for work of equal value.»
Second, you will maximize the benefits of the school's efforts if they are complemented by policies to support families and communities, such as living wages,
equal pay for work of equal value, generous maternity and parenting leaves, affordable day and after school care, and the like.
Equal pay for work of equal value: This is also known as pay equity.
Others reiterate rights long - existing within the EU realm, for example, the right to
equal pay for work of equal value for men and women (principle 2 (b)-RRB-, and the right to information and consultation for workers in case of transfer or restructuring of undertakings (principle 8 (b)-RRB-.
Some of the basic rights that we now take for granted — pregnancy and maternity rights, part - time workers» rights,
equal pay for work of equal value — are all at risk if the UK becomes a low regulation economy.
Canada ratified an International Labour Organization convention in 1977 that recognized «
equal pay for work of equal value» as a fundamental human right.