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April 2019
Pay equity on government radar
Provincial advocates rally around federal government's lead on compensation
BY SHEILA BRAWN
PAY EQUITY is on the radar again in some
Canadian jurisdictions.
While the federal government takes steps
to implement pay equity for federally regu-
lated workplaces, advocates in other parts of
the country continue to press their govern-
ments for pay equity legislation.
In December, Parliament passed legisla-
tion that, once in force, will require feder-
ally regulated public- and private-sector
employers with at least 10 employees to pro-
actively address pay equity.
The government has not confirmed a date
for implementing the new law, but has sug-
gested it could come into force by year's end.
Pay equity — also called equal pay for work
of equal value — aims to ensure that jobs tra-
ditionally or predominately done by women
are paid at least the same as comparable jobs
traditionally or predominately done by men.
Pay equity is different from equal pay for
equal work, which addresses situations in
which men and women do the same or sub-
stantially similar work.
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Legislative Roundup
Changes in payroll laws and regulations
from across Canada
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see DEBATE page 2
News in Brief pg. 4
Phoenix payroll backlog could last years:
CBC | Feds appoint panel to study CLC
issues| Flight Centre faces proposed
class action over unpaid overtime
Private members'
bills hold power pg. 3
Lesser-known legislative
attempts often affect
policy, payroll
Ask an Expert pg. 5
Eligibility for parental leave |
Time off for parental leave |
Maintaining benefi ts during
parental leave
Seattle adopts payroll
deductions for transit
Aims to reduce congestion, emissions
BY SHEILA BRAWN
BEGINNING next year, a new law in Seattle, Wash., will require em-
ployers to give their employees the option to make monthly pre-tax
payroll deductions to pay for transit or vanpool expenses.
The new requirement is designed to reduce traffic congestion and
carbon emissions by encouraging workers to use transit other than
single-occupancy vehicles to travel to and from work.
Feds fi nalize CPP amendments
The federal government has finalized amendments to Canada Pen-
sion Plan (CPP) regulations that incorporate new rules for calculat-
ing contributions.
For the most part, the changes are retroactive to Jan. 1, the
date amendments to CPP legislation took effect. The legislative
amendments will see contribution rates gradually rise between
2019 and 2025 to fund improvements to the CPP's retirement,
