Pay Equity

• Gender pay gap double in private vs public sector, report says. Why?

  A new report found that men working in the private sector make almost 10 per cent more per hour than women on average, compared with five per cent in the public sector.

  Canada

  Feb 28
  
• Manitoba Liquor Marts to close for the weekend as strike continues

  Several Liquor Mart locations will close at 5 p.m. on Friday and not reopen until Monday. Workers have been taking strike actions since July 19 over demands for better wages.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2023
  
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• N.B. health-care workers applaud extra pay, coalition calls for pay equity

  New Brunswick health-care workers are celebrating adding $2.50 an hour to their pay. It comes as the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity calls for equal pay for other workers

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2023
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• Canada Soccer has undermined women’s team with ‘secrecy and obstruction,’ players say

  Captain Christine Sinclair and teammates Janine Beckie, Sophie Schmidt and Quinn appeared at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage amid a labour dispute.

  Sports

  Mar 9, 2023
• B.C. introduces new pay transparency legislation to help close gender wage gap

  The province has tabled legislation requiring employers to include salary ranges on job postings and banning employers from asking applicants for pay history information.

  Politics

  Mar 7, 2023
• Gender pay gap narrowing in Canada’s health sector. Will COVID reverse that progress?

  A global analysis by the WHO and ILO shows women health-care workers face a larger pay gap compared to other economic sectors, earning an average of 24 per cent less than men.

  Health

  Jul 13, 2022
• ‘Gender based pay gap still exists’: the longstanding issues with workplace equality

  Winnipeg experts say, on International Women's Day, that Canada's track record for workplace gender equality has longstanding issues that seem difficult to shake.

  Money

  Mar 8, 2022
• University Hospital nurse call for equitable pay amid protest against Ontario’s Bill 124

  The demonstration on Thursday was just the first in a number taking place across the province.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2020
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• N.B. Human Rights Commission issues guidelines on pregnancy discrimination

  The commission released the guidelines on Tuesday, which marks International Human Rights Day.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2019
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• ‘I just think it’s not right’: N.S. soccer referees paid more for male than female games

  In Nova Scotia referees are paid more when they step on the pitch with male teams than with female ones at almost every level.

  Investigations

  Nov 19, 2019