New Gender Pay Equity Law Will Negatively Impact Female Workers: Scholar

New Gender Pay Equity Law Will Negatively Impact Female Workers: Scholar
People walk past Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 23, 2019. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Isaac Teo
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The federal government’s new gender pay equity law will have the opposite effect and actually hurt the real interests of female workers, a scholar says.

The Pay Equity Act, which came into effect on Aug. 31, mandates federally regulated employers with 10 or more workers to come up with a pay equity plan within three years.