Here is my Friday, ask the PoliCana community quetsion:
Can anyone explain to me why in the fiscal update did Stephen Harper decide to eliminate women’s right to sue for equal pay?
Here is my Friday, ask the PoliCana community quetsion:
Can anyone explain to me why in the fiscal update did Stephen Harper decide to eliminate women’s right to sue for equal pay?
Categories: General
2 responses so far ↓
da wolfe // December 9, 2008 at 11:07 pm
I agree with doing it, although I’m impressed that they would considering the perception people would get. I think it’s based on the view that employers do tend to pay according to the value of the employee – companies trying to undercut eachother aren’t going to forego their self interest in finding and paying the best people just because of their gender. And having a rule like that on the books could make it harder for women to get jobs because with a choice between a woman and a man employers might tend to pick the one who can’t sue the company because they believe they’re being underpaid because of gender discrimination – especially if it’s a small company that’s gotten burned before.
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