Federal Pay Equity: A Deep Dive for Employers

Under the new federal Pay Equity Act, employers are required to prepare pay equity plans that identify and correct systemic discrimination in the compensation paid to predominantly female job classes. For large employers and those with unions, these plans must be jointly prepared in a pay equity committee. In this three hour “deep dive” we go beyond the basic requirements of the Pay Equity Act to unpack the most significant issues that employers are facing in their compliance journeys, including:

• Considerations when forming and running pay equity committees, including employee communications, the election process, terms of reference and confidentiality
• Legal, procedural and labour relations considerations when applying for multiple pay equity plans
• Understanding and applying the exclusions from compensation contemplated by the Act
• Pay equity methodology, including opportunities for alternate comparison methodologies
• Lessons learned from the Quebec and Ontario experiences with proactive pay equity legislation

Agenda

• 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm (ET) / 9:30 am - 10:00 am (PT) Registration and lunch for Toronto office attendees
• 12:45 pm – 1:00 pm (ET) / 9:45 am - 10:00 am (PT) Waiting Room Opens for virtual attendees
• 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (ET) / 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (PT) Program
• 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm (ET) / 11:30 am - 11:45 am (PT) Break

Audience

This session is intended for in-house legal professionals, pay equity consultants, compensation, labour relations and human resource professionals and any others who would like develop a more nuanced understanding of the new federal Pay Equity Act.

Cost

This course costs $250 per person (plus HST)

Type

This is a paid course. You can attend this event via webinar or live in the Toronto Fasken Office (limited seats available). This program will be conducted as a live course and will not be recorded.

Length

Half day

Cancellation Policy

• Registration fees are not refundable. A credit may be issued in certain circumstances
• No credits will be issued for no shows
• No credits will be issued for cancellations less than 24 hours before a course
• In the event that Fasken cancels the course, the participant can choose either a credit or a refund for the course amount