Employment equity and workplace diversity

Source Employment Equity Commission Report, 2003.

The Act requires federally regulated employers to move toward a more representative work force by developing and implementing an employment equity plan.

Employment Act (Cap 160)

The Employment Contracts Act

Foreign Nationals (Employment) Act

Under the Employment Equity Act, First Nations are a designated group , along with women, visible minorities, and people with physical or mental disabilities.

Employment Equity Commission, Annual Report 2001 2002, page 21

Members of the Committee drew particular attention to the Employment Equity Act and regretted that it was only applicable to limited categories of workers.

The Pay Equity Act was adopted in 1996.

Employment of Minorities (Promotion) Act

4.2 Affirmative Action (Employment) Act

Affirmative Action (Employment) Act, Act 29 of 1998. Windhoek.

In 2002 2003, employment equity grants were provided to increase women's employment in the petroleum industry.

They asked why the Canadian Human Rights Commission had no direct responsibility for enforcement of the Employment Equity Act, whether there was any mechanism to implement that Act, and why aboriginal people were not fully represented in the workforce, especially in higher levels of employment.

Contributing to increased social equity by improving indigenous peoples' income levels and employment opportunities in the wider Australian employment market

4.1 The Affirmative Action (Employment) Act (Act 29 of 1998) was promulgated in 1998.

As a result, the Diversity and Employment Equity Policy was developed in May 2002.

According to the Annual Report of the Employment Equity Commission of 2002, out of

The Employment Contracts Act prohibits the employers, in hiring and entering into employment contracts, discriminate against persons applying for employment.

The Federal Labour Act prohibits the employment of minors

Hereinafter referred to as the Affirmative Action (Employment) Act

317. Referring to article 5 of the Convention, the representatives of Canada said that statistics on employment equity showed that there had been regular progress in the representation of quot visible minorities quot and aboriginal people, and noted that other information on the effectiveness of the implementation of the Employment Equity Act would be given in the next report.

The federal government is now developing a revised Employment Equity Policy that will, as required by law, extend the duty to accommodate to all groups protected by the Canadian Human Rights Act.

(d) The Employment of Children Prohibition Act and the Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children Act are laws against the exploitation of minors and women.

The Employment Equity Commission represents the interests of employers, employees and members of the designated groups.

Ireland's far reaching equality legislation included the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000.

It is in this context that Parliament passed the Affirmative Action (Employment) Act (Act 29 of 1998).

Indeed pregnant women are afforded substantial protection under the Employment Act.

Reaffirms that employment policies should promote decent work under conditions of equity, equality, security and dignity and that employment creation should be incorporated into macroeconomic policies

The Affirmative Action (Employment) Act has a provision which penalises any person who contravenes the provisions of the Act.

On January 9, 2004, the Superieur Court declared Chapter IX of the Pay Equity Act unconstitutional.

The PEI Pay Equity Act was proclaimed in 1988 and was limited to public sector employers.

The Pay Equity Act originally provided for a proxy comparison method for public sector jobs, which was subsequently struck from the Act in 1996.

The government has provided financial support to help departments and agencies implement employment equity across the federal Public Service.

The Public Service Commission is responsible for the administration of employment equity for the public service of Nova Scotia.

The protection of maternity in Estonia is guaranteed by the Employment Contracts Act, the Public Service Act, the Working and Rest Time Act, the Holidays Act, the Health Insurance Act, the Social Tax Act, the Child Benefits Act and the State Pension Insurance Act.

2.9 Part VIII of the Employment Act provides for conditions pertaining to the Employment of Women and Young Persons and states that

The Equal Treatment in Employment (Age Discrimination) Act prohibits discrimination on the grounds of age in employment, the professions and vocational training.

Reaffirms the commitment to employment policies that promote full and productive employment and decent work for all under conditions of equity, equality, security and dignity, and also reaffirms that employment creation should be incorporated into macroeconomic policies

Employment policies should promote decent work under conditions of equity, security and dignity, and incorporate job creation into macroeconomic policy.

Since the implementation of the Pay Equity Act, progress has been made in closing the gap in salaries.

As a result, affected companies will have to conform to all the regulations of the Pay Equity Act.

9. Reaffirms the commitment to employment policies that promote full and productive employment and decent work for all under conditions of equity, equality, security and dignity, and also reaffirms that employment creation should be incorporated into macroeconomic policies

Where domestic staff are concerned, the Foreign Nationals (Employment) Act must remain fully applicable.