Federal Employers: Get Ready, Proactive Pay Equity Is On The Horizon

Earlier this year, we learned that the federal government is going forward with its promise to re-vamp the federal pay equity system. As of yet, the federal government has not introduced any legislation. However, in the 2018 Budget Plan, the federal government has promised a proactive federal pay equity system in line with Ontario and Quebec's: proactive pay equity. According to the 2018 Budget Plan, the new federal pay equity legislation would:

• Apply to federal employers with 10 or more employees, with pay equity requirements built as much as possible into existing federal compliance regimes;
• Establish a streamlined pay equity process for employers with fewer than 100 employees;