Tara Erskine and Sara Malkin are presenting at Lancaster’s virtual 2020 National Human Rights and Accommodation Conference taking place on Sept 16, 23, 30 and Oct 7, 2020.
On December 13, 2023, the federal Pay Equity Commissioner (the “Commissioner”) authorized NAV CANADA to establish two pay equity plans, despite unanimous opposition from the affected unions. Establishing multiple plans is an exception to the presumption under section 12 of the Pay Equity Act (the “Act”) in favour of an employer creating a single pay equity plan for its entire workforce. This decision is significant as it is one of the first decisions approving, in part, an application for multiple pay equity plans.
Read moreCanada does not currently have modern slavery legislation in force prohibiting the importation into Canada goods produced by forced or child labour. New legislation was introduced this year in the Senate in an attempt to affirm Canada’s international commitment to fight against modern slavery.
Read moreThe Act provides that most federally-regulated employers with 10 or more employees in 2021 will have 3 years from August 31, 2021, to develop a pay equity plan for the workplace.
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