Pay equity
What is pay equity?
Pay equity is equal pay for equal work, "free from gender-based discrimination. Pay equity aims to ensure that employers provide you with equal pay for doing work of equal value."
The purpose of the Pay Equity Act is to achieve:
- pay equity through proactive means
- by redressing the systemic gender-based discrimination
- in the compensation practices and systems of employers
- that is experienced by employees who occupy positions in
- so that they receive equal compensation for work of equal value, while taking into account the diverse needs of employers,
- and then to maintain pay equity through proactive means.