| Title: | True North Strong & Free |
| Notice: | Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524 |
| Moderator: | POLAR::RICHARDSON |
| Created: | Fri Jun 19 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1040 |
| Total number of notes: | 13668 |
The Cable News Network ran a brief piece about a new pay equity law. I
believe the law applied to provincial and local governments and
companies with more than 500 employees. It mandated that jobs of
comparable worth be paid comparable wages. In many cases, jobs that of
similar worth, such as (examples are mine, not the story's), nurse and
programmer, might have a wide difference in pay, often associated with
the percentage of women or men in that field. If there is a disparity,
then the employer must raise the pay of all of the lower paid
employees.
Any ideas how this law might affect Digital in Ontario and what this
might portend for other sites?
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| 252.1 | not enough $$$...move... | KAOFS::N_BAXTER | we'll see who rusts first... | Thu Jan 04 1990 12:01 | 6 |
Your personnel rep (or manager) has all the details.
What is the big concern anyway? If people think that they can be payed
more for the same work....move to another company. Why not let the
"free market" set the salaries? Do we really want Queens Park
involved?
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| 252.2 | We can't afford to have them leave | NEWS::HAKKARAINEN | Baron of Gray Matter | Thu Jan 04 1990 12:53 | 8 |
The free market hasn't always done well in the area of pay equity.
Secretarial work is rarely valued in dollars at a level appropriate to
the importance in the organization. And, it's no accident, in my
opinion, that most secretarial jobs are filled by women.
It's essential to me, as manager, that we treat people fairly;
qualified people are too difficult to locate and are the first ones to
find new jobs when pay problems arise.
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| 252.3 | Canada is heading in the right direction. | KITES::RICHARDSON | He who laughs best | Fri Jan 05 1990 16:15 | 8 |
It my interest you all to know that Grand Canal Project was the
first undertaking in Canadian history, as well as Albertan, to have a
guarantee of pay equity. This was done in order to keep the oposition
parties from digging up negative press on the Grand Canal. This is of
course, water under the bridge, as it were.
Glenn
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