2009-05-29
17:21:39
The provincial government has introduced new legislation to extend pay equity to all levels of the civil service. Since 1989, pay equity has applied to just departmental employees, but the new legislation would extend it to schools, hospitals and Crown corporations. The Executive Director of the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women says this is a move in the right direction. Rosella Melanson tells CHSJ News she hopes this means pay equity for the private sector is not far off.
The minister responsible for the Status of Women, Mary Schryer, says as far as pay equity in the private sector goes, `stay tuned for next week, because we're not done.' The legislation for civil servants will come into force April 1, 2010.
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