On November 21, 2018, Bill 47—the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018—received royal assent. Bill 47 makes numerous amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA), and the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009. As outlined earlier, Bill 47
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August 29, 2018 by Peter Shawn Taylor
in Bill Morneau, Canada, Editor's Picks, Facebook Instant Articles, gender wage gaps, Justin Trudeau, Nordic, Opinion, pay equity
Peter Shawn Taylor: A look at Nordic countries reveals the big obstacle to eliminating gender pay gaps is the preferences of female workers themselves
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April 28, 2018 by Maclean's
in economy, Editor's Picks, Facebook Instant Articles, gender wage gap, Health, Life, Money, motherhood, pay equity, Society
When women have kids during these years, they are most affected by the wage gap
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March 28, 2018 by Maclean's
in Education, gender wage gap, Opinion, pay equity, The Conversation, University, wage gap
Opinion: The gender pay gap of today is not simply a holdover from the past, and it’s high time universities valued male and female professors equally
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March 07, 2018 by Catherine McIntyre
in childcare, Facebook Instant Articles, Justin Trudeau, Ottawa, Oxfam, pay equity
For a government that claims to be feminist, it has barely moved the dial on childcare, pay equity and better jobs for women, says a new report
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February 27, 2018 by Prajakta Dhopade
in economy, Editor's Picks, Facebook Instant Articles, Federal Budget 2018, Money, pay equity, pay gap
Gender-based analysis informed the latest federal budget, which held plenty of measures aimed at tackling the wage gap
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February 26, 2018 by Maclean's
in Bill Morneau, Canada, Facebook Instant Articles, Federal Budget 2018, Justin Trudeau, Ottawa, paternity leave, pay equity
Finance Minister Bill Morneau has said science, gender equality and preparing Canadians for the jobs of the future will be key themes in Tuesday’s federal budget. Here are some more…
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