{"id":32436,"date":"2021-08-23T18:11:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T22:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=32436"},"modified":"2021-08-23T18:11:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T22:11:45","slug":"two-changes-for-federally-regulated-employers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2021\/08\/23\/two-changes-for-federally-regulated-employers\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Changes for Federally Regulated Employers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are two changes for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/services\/jobs\/workplace\/federally-regulated-industries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">federally regulated employers<\/a> that you should know about: the <em>Pay Equity Act<\/em> and bereavement leave under the <em>Canada Labour Code<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Federal Pay Equity Act<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The federal<a> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/canlii.ca\/t\/53jh5\"><em>Pay Equity Act<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>comes into force August 31, 2021. That means federally-regulated employers with 10 or more employees must have a pay equity policy in place within 3 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Pay Equity Act<\/em> was passed in 2018. Its goal is to ensure men and women receive equal pay for work of equal value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Act<\/em> will require employers to do a wide variety of things, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Establish a pay equity plan within 3 years; the plan must identify the number of employees, job classes, gender predominance within the classes, compensation, set out information on dispute resolutions, compare compensation between female- and male-dominated classes of similar value, etc.<\/li><li>Review and update pay equity plans at least once every 5 years<\/li><li>Post notices on pay equity obligations<\/li><li>Report on whether milestones are achieved<\/li><li>Establish a pay equity committee (if 100+ employees)<\/li><li>Receive employee comments on the plan before finalizing it<\/li><li>Submit annual statements to Pay Equity Commissioner<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ENFORCEMENT &amp; ORDERS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the Act\u2019s enforcement, an appointed Federal Pay Equity Commissioner will work within the Canadian Human Rights Commission as part of the Pay Equity Unit. The Pay Equity Commissioner will<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Help people understand their rights and obligations<\/li><li>Conduct audits<\/li><li>Issuing binding orders to settle disputes<\/li><li>Receive complaints<\/li><li>Facilitate dispute resolution<\/li><li>Publish research on pay equity issues<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ADDITIONAL RESOURCES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Employment and Social Development Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/news\/2021\/07\/backgrounder.html\">Backgrounder: On the Pay Equity Act<\/a> (7 July 2021)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/services\/jobs\/workplace\/human-rights\/overview-pay-equity-act.html\">Overview of the Pay Equity Act<\/a> (2 March 2021)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/services\/jobs\/workplace\/human-rights\/overview-pay-equity-act\/what-we-heard-report-2018-consultation.html\">Pay Equity Consultations \u2013 What We Heard Report<\/a> (23 February 2021; original report September 2018)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/news\/2020\/09\/government-of-canada-marks-the-first-international-equal-pay-day-and-re-appoints-canadas-pay-equity-commissioner.html\">News Release<\/a> (18 September 2020)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/news\/2018\/10\/backgrounder-pay-equity.html\">Backgrounder: Proactive Pay Equity<\/a> (14 December 2018)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Service Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/services\/jobs\/workplace\/human-rights\/consultation-pay-equity-regulations\/process-updating-plan-maintenance.html\">Process for Updating a Pay Equity Plan<\/a> (7 December 2020)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/services\/jobs\/workplace\/federally-regulated-industries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">List of federally regulated industries and workplaces<\/a> (5 March 2021)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bereavement Leave under the <em>Canada Labour Code<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill C-220, <em>An<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/parl.ca\/DocumentViewer\/en\/43-2\/bill\/C-220\/royal-assent\"><em> Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave)<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(\u201c<em>Act<\/em>\u201d)received Royal Assent on June 29, 2021 and comes into effect September 29, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a>Under the <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/canlii.ca\/t\/5553c\"><em>Canada Labour Code<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(\u201c<em>Code<\/em>\u201d), employees are entitled to take up to 5 days of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canlii.org\/en\/ca\/laws\/stat\/rsc-1985-c-l-2\/latest\/rsc-1985-c-l-2.html#DIVISION_VIII_Bereavement_Leave_797120\">bereavement leave<\/a> if an immediate family member dies. If the employee has worked for 3 months, the first 3 days of leave are paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Act <\/em>extends the length of leave to 10 days. The number of paid days remains at 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the purposes of the current bereavement leave (s.210(1) of the <em>Code<\/em>), \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canlii.org\/en\/ca\/laws\/regu\/crc-c-986\/latest\/crc-c-986.html#Immediate_Family__75519\">immediate family<\/a>\u201d means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Spouse or common law partner<\/li><li>Mother, father and spouse or common law partner of mother or father<\/li><li>Children<\/li><li>Children of the spouse or common law partner<\/li><li>Grandchildren<\/li><li>Brothers and sisters<\/li><li>Grandparents<\/li><li>Mother-in-law, father-in-law, and their spouses or common law partners<\/li><li>Relative who permanently resides with employee<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill also expands bereavement leave for employees who are on compassionate care leave or critical illness leave if the family member being cared for dies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For compassionate care leave (206.3(1)) and critical illness leave (206.4(1)), family member is defined the same way as under the <em>Employment Insurance Act<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/canlii.ca\/t\/54wzc\">regulations<\/a>. It is broader than \u201cimmediate family member\u201d and includes aunts and uncles, nephews and nieces, current or former foster children, current or former wards, guardians, and a person \u201cwhom the individual considers to be like a close relative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leave must be taken in a period beginning on the day of death and ending within six weeks of the latest date of any funeral, burial or memorial service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ADDITIONAL RESOURCES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Library of Parliament, <a href=\"https:\/\/lop.parl.ca\/sites\/PublicWebsite\/default\/en_CA\/ResearchPublications\/LegislativeSummaries\/432C220E\"><em>Legislative Summary of Bill C-220: An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave<\/em>),<\/a> Mayra Perez-Leclerc, Publication No. 43-2-C220-E (Ottawa: Library of Parliament, 16 March 2021) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two changes for federally regulated employers that you should know about: the Pay Equity Act and bereavement leave under the Canada Labour Code. 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