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Rectifying the Pay Equity Act

21 February 2019 |

On February 12, the government introduced a bill to amend the Pay Equity Act. It was forced to do so after a federal Supreme Court ruling quashed certain amendments to the act that were introduced in 2009, including those that removed any possibility of retroactive compensation in cases of discrimination.

Revising the Pay Equity Act

17 January 2019 |

Following a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada, the Québec government was forced to amend the Pay Equity Act to guarantee equality between men and women. The APTS had an initial meeting with government representatives to let them know what its members expect, especially in terms of retroactive payment.

Women really needed new labour standards

12 October 2018 |

The kind of in-depth reform of the Labour Standards Act that women’s groups and unions had been hoping for didn’t happen. Still, there are a number of changes that constitute progress for women who aren’t protected by a collective agreement [1], as well as for APTS members.