Federal Pay Equity: Will you be ready?


Date and Time

Starts:01/10/2024 12:00 PM

Ends:01/10/2024 1:00 PM

Registration Closes:01/09/2024 3:00 PM

Event Type: Webinar

1 CPD Hour(s)

Location:
ON24

Price:

HRPA Members: Free

Non-Members: $30 + taxes


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Federal employers are now into the final year of preparation for compliance with the new Federal Pay Equity Act requirements which require a draft plan by June 30, 2024 and a finalized plan by August 31, 2024.  Are you ready? 

Human Resources professionals need to ensure that their organizations are well on their way to undertaking the necessary analyses to achieve pay equity under the new legislation and are able to identify potential issues before they materialize,or create significant liability.

Understanding what the requisite steps are to achieve and maintain pay equity in accordance with the Act is critical given the looming deadlines.

Join our panelists, Carolyn Kay and Lauri Reesor, for an interactive discussion and learn what you need to know as you prepare your organization for the road ahead.

 

Learning Objectives

  • What are the new federal Pay Equity Act requirements?
  • What are the steps to achieve pay equity?
  • Multiple plans – what are your chances of success?
  • How to constitute and manage the Pay Equity Committee and its  members
  • Understand the respective roles of all stakeholders
  • What are the maintenance obligations after August 31, 2024?

 

Who should attend this program?

  • HR Professionals responsible for pay equity
  • Compensation and Benefits Managers

 

Registration Difficulties/Questions: Please reach out to the Professional Development team at Professionaldevelopment@hrpa.ca

Speaker bio(s)
Carolyn Kay and Lauri Reesor 

Carolyn Kay and Lauri Reesor are both partners in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office and are two of the very few management-side lawyers in Ontario with extensive pay equity expertise. That expertise extends to both Ontario and Federal Pay Equity and they regularly advise employers on compliance issues. They have provided training and spoken regularly about pay equity, both to employer groups, including the HRPA, and individual employers. They represent employers in any litigation that may ensue at the Ontario Pay Equity Commission or Tribunal, and now with the Federal Pay Equity Commission.

As labour and employment lawyers, Carolyn and Lauri’s practices extend to, among other areas, labour arbitrations, human rights litigation and education law. They have both fostered and maintained long-standing client relationships as a result of their commitment to having an in-depth understanding of their respective clients and providing practical, solution-focused legal advice to meet their business needs while mitigating risk.