E-12.001 - Pay Equity Act

Article 67 Versions de la disposition

2009-05-28

67. For the purpose of valuating differences in compensation, differences between job classes based on any of the following factors shall not be taken into account:

1°  seniority, unless this factor is applied so as to discriminate on the basis of gender;

2°  an assignment of fixed duration, such as an employee training, development or orientation assignment;

3°  the region in which the employee works, unless this factor is applied so as to discriminate on the basis of gender;

4°  a shortage of skilled workers;

5°  the temporary maintenance of a person’s compensation following a reclassification or demotion, so that the person is not penalized due to a new rate of compensation or compensation scale, provided the compensation applicable to the employees in the same job class catches up to the person’s compensation within a reasonable time;

5.1°  a handicapped person’s compensation under a special arrangement;

6°  non-enjoyment of benefits having pecuniary value by reason of the temporary, casual or seasonal nature of a position.

1996, c. 43, s. 67; 2009, c. 9, s. 20.

1997-11-21

67. For the purpose of valuating differences in compensation, differences between job classes based on any of the following factors shall not be taken into account:

1°  seniority, unless this factor is applied so as to discriminate on the basis of gender;

2°  an assignment of fixed duration, such as an employee training, development or orientation assignment;

3°  the region in which the employee works, unless this factor is applied so as to discriminate on the basis of gender;

4°  a shortage of skilled workers;

5°  red circling, that is, a situation where a person’s compensation is maintained, following a reclassification, demotion or special arrangement for the handicapped, at its former level until the compensation in the person’s new job class attains that level;

6°  non-enjoyment of benefits having pecuniary value by reason of the temporary, casual or seasonal nature of a position.

1996, c. 43, s. 67.