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PAY EQUITY ACT [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-02-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Pay Equity Act
1, record 1, English, Pay%20Equity%20Act
correct, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In 1987, the Ontario government passed the Pay Equity Act. The Act describes the minimum requirements for ensuring that an employer's compensation practices provide pay equity for all employees in female job classes. 2, record 1, English, - Pay%20Equity%20Act
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Loi sur l'équité salariale
1, record 1, French, Loi%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9quit%C3%A9%20salariale
correct, feminine noun, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le gouvernement de l'Ontario a adopté la Loi sur l'équité salariale en 1987. Cette Loi définit les exigences minimales que l'employeur doit respecter pour que ses pratiques de rétribution assurent l'équité salariale pour tous les employés des catégories d'emplois à prédominance féminine. 2, record 1, French, - Loi%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9quit%C3%A9%20salariale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-12-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Pay Equity Act
1, record 2, English, Pay%20Equity%20Act
correct, Nova Scotia
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- An Act to Provide for Pay Equity 1, record 2, English, An%20Act%20to%20Provide%20for%20Pay%20Equity
correct, Nova Scotia
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pay Equity Act : short title. 2, record 2, English, - Pay%20Equity%20Act
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
An Act to Provide for Pay Equity : long title. 2, record 2, English, - Pay%20Equity%20Act
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Pay Equity Act
1, record 2, French, Pay%20Equity%20Act
correct, Nova Scotia
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- An Act to Provide for Pay Equity 1, record 2, French, An%20Act%20to%20Provide%20for%20Pay%20Equity
correct, Nova Scotia
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pay Equity Act : titre abrégé. 2, record 2, French, - Pay%20Equity%20Act
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
An Act to Provide for Pay Equity : titre intégral. 2, record 2, French, - Pay%20Equity%20Act
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2021-11-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Pay Equity Act
1, record 3, English, Pay%20Equity%20Act
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- An Act to establish a proactive pay equity regime within the federal public and private sectors 1, record 3, English, An%20Act%20to%20establish%20a%20proactive%20pay%20equity%20regime%20within%20the%20federal%20public%20and%20private%20sectors
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pay Equity Act : short title. 2, record 3, English, - Pay%20Equity%20Act
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
An Act to establish a proactive pay equity regime within the federal public and private sectors : long title. 2, record 3, English, - Pay%20Equity%20Act
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Loi sur l'équité salariale
1, record 3, French, Loi%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9quit%C3%A9%20salariale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Loi visant à établir un régime proactif d'équité salariale dans les secteurs public et privé fédéraux 1, record 3, French, Loi%20visant%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9tablir%20un%20r%C3%A9gime%20proactif%20d%27%C3%A9quit%C3%A9%20salariale%20dans%20les%20secteurs%20public%20et%20priv%C3%A9%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9raux
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi sur l'équité salariale : titre abrégé. 2, record 3, French, - Loi%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9quit%C3%A9%20salariale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Loi visant à établir un régime proactif d'équité salariale dans les secteurs public et privé fédéraux : titre intégral. 2, record 3, French, - Loi%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9quit%C3%A9%20salariale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-10-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
- Labour and Employment
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Equal Wages Guidelines, 1986
1, record 4, English, Equal%20Wages%20Guidelines%2C%201986
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Equal Wages Guidelines, 1986, first established in 1978 and revised in 1982 and again in 1986, provide guidance on the application of the pay equity provisions under the Canadian Human Rights Act. 2, record 4, English, - Equal%20Wages%20Guidelines%2C%201986
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Equal Wages Guidelines
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
- Travail et emploi
- Droits et libertés
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Ordonnance de 1986 sur la parité salariale
1, record 4, French, Ordonnance%20de%201986%20sur%20la%20parit%C3%A9%20salariale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- Ordonnances sur l'égalité de rémunération 2, record 4, French, Ordonnances%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9galit%C3%A9%20de%20r%C3%A9mun%C3%A9ration
former designation, correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’Ordonnance de 1986 sur la parité salariale, qui a d’abord été établie en 1978 et révisée en 1982 puis de nouveau en 1986, fournit des directives sur l’application des dispositions de la Loi canadienne sur les droits de la personne en matière d’équité salariale. 3, record 4, French, - Ordonnance%20de%201986%20sur%20la%20parit%C3%A9%20salariale
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Ordonnance sur la parité salariale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-03-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
- Personnel and Job Evaluation
- Rights and Freedoms
- Sociology of Human Relations
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- gender neutral job
1, record 5, English, gender%20neutral%20job
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- gender-neutral job 2, record 5, English, gender%2Dneutral%20job
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Under the [Pay Equity] Act, employers must evaluate job categories on the basis of skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions to determine which are female job classes(i. e., at least 60% of the occupants are female) and which are male(i. e., at least 70% of the occupants are male) or gender-neutral job classes. 3, record 5, English, - gender%20neutral%20job
Record 5, Key term(s)
- mixed employment
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
- Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
- Droits et libertés
- Sociologie des relations humaines
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- emploi mixte
1, record 5, French, emploi%20mixte
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- emploi sans discrimination sexuelle 2, record 5, French, emploi%20sans%20discrimination%20sexuelle
correct, masculine noun
- emploi sans discrimination de genre 3, record 5, French, emploi%20sans%20discrimination%20de%20genre
proposal, masculine noun
- emploi non sexiste 4, record 5, French, emploi%20non%20sexiste
correct, masculine noun
- emploi sans distinction de genre 3, record 5, French, emploi%20sans%20distinction%20de%20genre
proposal, masculine noun
- emploi non discriminatoire 5, record 5, French, emploi%20non%20discriminatoire
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Emploi qui, par tradition ou par nature, peut être indifféremment occupé par un homme ou par une femme. 6, record 5, French, - emploi%20mixte
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1994-09-27
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Pay Equity Bureau
1, record 6, English, Pay%20Equity%20Bureau
correct, Manitoba
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Established under the Pay Equity Act of Manitoba. 1, record 6, English, - Pay%20Equity%20Bureau
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Bureau de contrôle de l'égalité des salaires
1, record 6, French, Bureau%20de%20contr%C3%B4le%20de%20l%27%C3%A9galit%C3%A9%20des%20salaires
correct, Manitoba
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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