Bill 228 — Second Session, 20Th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 228 An Act To Provide For Equal Pay For Work of Equal Value (Legislature 20, Session 2)

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1984 BILL 228 Second Session, 20th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 228

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR EQUAL PAY FOR WORK OF EQUAL VALUE MR. MARTIN First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

BiU 228 Mr. Martin BILL 228 1984

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR EQUAL PAY FOR WORK OF EQUAL VALUE (Assented to , 1984) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Individual's Rights Protection Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 6 is amended, (

a) by repealing subsections (1), (2) and (3) and substituting: 6(1) No employer shall establish or maintain a difference in the rate of pay between male and female employees employed in the same establishment who are performing work of equal or substantially equal value.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) in assessing the value of work performed by employees employed in the same establishment the criterion to be applied is the composite of the skill, effort and responsibility required in the performance of the work and the conditions under which the work is performed.

(3) Separate establishments established or maintained by an employer solely or principally for the purpose of establishing or maintaining a difference in the rate of pay between male and female employees shall be deemed for the purposes of this

section to be a single estab lishment.

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

chapter 1-2 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2

Section 6(1), (2) and (3) presently reads: 6(1) No employer shall (

a) employ a female employee for any work at a rate of pay that is less than the rate of pay at which a male employee is employed by that employer for similar or substantially similar work in the same establishment, or (

b) employ a male employee for any work at a rate of pay that is less than the rate of pay at which a female employee is employed by that employer for similar or substantially similar work in the same establishment.

(2) In subsection (1) ' 'establishment'' means a place of business where an undertaking or part of an undertaking is carried on.

(3) Work for which a female employee is employed and work for which a male employee is employed shall be deemed to be similar or substantially similar if the job, duties or services the employees are called on to perform are similar or substantially similar.

(3.1) In subsections (1) to (3) "establishment" means a place of business where an undertaking or part of an undertaking is carried on, and (

b) by adding at the end of it:

(7) For the purposes of this section, "rate of pay" means all remuneration and benefits payable for work performed by the individual and includes salary, com mission, vacation pay, termination pay, bonuses, rea sonable value of board or accommodation supplied or any subsidy provided thereon, payments in kind, and the value of employer contributions to a pension plan, a long-term disability plan or a health insurance plan and any other advantage received directly or indirectiy from the individual's employer. In accordance with

section 4(1) of the Interpre tation Act, this Bill comes into force on the date it receives Royal Assent.

Title: 1984 (20th, 2nd) Bill 228,

An Act to Provide for Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value

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