Manitoba’s New Democratic Party and Liberal Party announced a host of worker-friendly campaign promises over the Labour Day weekend, with both parties committing to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The province’s minimum wage, one of the lowest in Canada, is currently $11.35 an hour. It’s set to increase to $11.65 on Oct. 1, […]
A new University of Guelph study says the wage gap has closed between women and men with newly earned PhDs. The study, which focuses on gender equity in the labour market, found that both male and female doctoral graduates earn about $70,000 annually during the first three years after convocation. Prof. David Walters says this […]
The union representing about 8,000 Canadian border and intelligence officers and investigators is calling on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and Canadian Border Services Agency to provide its members with a so-called 25-and-out retirement option. The Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Customs and Immigration Union has been in negotiation with the two federal agencies since […]
Money matters are top of mind among North American employees, according to new research by Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. The research found workers in Canada and the U.S. are challenged by financial matters, with 80 per cent of North American workers saying they’re stressed about pay and money issues on a regular basis. Read: Pay equity problem persists […]
Canadian employers may need to re-evaluate how they think about job classes and compensation when the federal pay equity legislation comes into effect. The new legislation, which was announced in October 2018, has strict requirements for how employers measure a job’s worth to the organization for the purpose of compensation. Some workplaces may not be […]
Canada’s gender pay gap is at 16.1 per cent, with women earning roughly $0.84 for every dollar earned by men, according to a new survey by Glassdoor Inc. The study, which looked at the wages earned by men and women in eight countries, found when statistical controls are applied for employee and job characteristics — including age, […]
Canadian men earn an average annual salary of $66,504, 25 per cent more than the reported average of $49,721 for women, according to a new survey by Leger Research. It found the gap widens when additional compensation, such as bonuses and profit-sharing plans, are factored in. In this case, annual earnings averaged $5,823 for men and $3,912 for […]
Flexibility working, harassment prevention, pay transparency and a reliance on soft skills are the main trends affecting Canadian human resources leaders, according to a new report by LinkedIn Corp. The report, which is based on a survey of more than 5,000 HR professionals in 35 countries including nearly 300 in Canada, found companies are adapting to […]
Women in Canadian tech jobs, with a bachelor’s degree or higher, earn nearly $20,000 less a year than their male counterparts — and that pay gap can be just as stark for visible minority and Indigenous tech workers, a new study says. The Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, housed within Ryerson University in Toronto, crunched […]
The federal government says it’s preparing to address one of the key tax issues that has caused massive headaches for government employees overpaid by its problem-plagued civil service pay system. The Finance Department has drafted legislation that would see overpaid employees, regardless of who they work for, required to repay only the amounts deposited into […]