Ontario’s Pay Equity Commission Publishes Interpretative Guide to Pay Equity Act

Ontario’s Pay Equity Commission recently published an interpretative guide designed to help employers understand their obligations under the Pay Equity Act. Introduced in 1987, the Pay Equity Act’s stated purpose is “…to redress systemic gender discrimination in compensation for work performed by employees in female job classes.” It applies to all private sector employers in Ontario that have ten or more employees and all public sector employers.

In addition to setting out the requirements for achieving and maintaining pay equity, the Guide also highlights the pay equity office’s pro-active monitoring program which it has undertaken in recent years to ensure that employers are complying with their statutory obligations.

To access the Guide online, please visit: http://www.payequity.gov.on.ca/en/resources/guide/ope/index.php

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Andy Pushalik

About Andy Pushalik

Andy is a partner and the practice group leader of the Employment and Labour group of Dentons’ Toronto office. Andy has a broad labour and employment practice serving as “go to” outside labour and employment counsel to a wide variety of companies, charities and public sector organizations. Clients frequently seek Andy’s advice on sensitive human resources matters including workplace restructurings, discrimination and harassment complaints and workplace investigations. In addition, Andy regularly represents employers in all aspects of labour and employment litigation, including wrongful dismissal matters, grievance arbitrations and restrictive covenant disputes.

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