Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Act
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Bill overview
Bill NL2203, “Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Act”, is a Newfoundland and Labrador bill from session ga50session2.
Its latest recorded status is “Passed”.
This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.
PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY
What you need to know
The Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Act, currently law in Newfoundland and Labrador, requires employers with 25 or more employees to track and report pay gaps between men and women. They must also conduct regular pay audits and provide employees with information about their pay and benefits. This information must be made available to the government, which can then use it to identify and address pay equity issues.
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Key provisions
- 01This Act may be cited as the Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Act.
- 02The purpose of this Act is to promote pay equity and pay transparency in the province.
- 03For the purposes of this Act, 'pay equity' means the principle that individuals who perform work of equal value should receive equal pay.
- 04An employer must prepare and maintain a pay equity plan for each workplace in the province.
- 05An employer must provide an employee with a pay statement that includes the employee's rate of pay and any deductions made from the employee's pay.
Vote roll
No division has been recorded for this bill yet.