What should employees expect when they’re expecting? Patrizia discusses whether it is discriminatory for employers to provide enhanced maternity leave benefits to female employees only.
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Mind the (Gender Wage) Gap: What Lies Ahead for Ontario Employers
This past month, the US Women’s National Soccer Team made headlines amid their World Cup run by pushing for pay equality with their counterparts on the men’s team, leading to support from sponsors and the US Senate.
So what is the big deal about gender/sex discrimination in compensation and should Ontario employers be concerned?
Equality When You Are Born This Way … Not the Same Way
When it comes to employers navigating human resource issues and relationships with their employees, it’s obvious that “equal” is not the same as “identical”…
Beyond the Spectrum: The Ripple Effect of Changes to the Ontario Autism Program on Workplaces
Regardless of your political affiliation, most Ontarians can sympathize with the impact that the short-notice changes will have on children living with autism and on their families and caregivers. These changes have a ripple effect on health care, education, as well as businesses.
Then Now Next: Ontario’s Strategy for Women’s Economic Empowerment
Ontario has become the first province to introduce legislation (Bill 203) to increase pay transparency as part of a broad new strategy to advance women’s economic empowerment and build fairer, better workplaces.