Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The other area of concern that I have is that a lot of these positions are underfunded. A lot of these positions are held by women, especially the whole issue of pay equity where we have presently found ourselves in court. I think that it also has to be taken into account that when you look at these positions in the community and because they are female employees they are not paid to the extent of someone doing the same job in a larger setting. If it was a position held by a government employee versus a community employee there is some inadequacy because of the different benefits derived from these different positions, yet they are doing the same job. That has to be looked at when you look at the resources that communities are being allocated. The people are hired based on the amounts they are given to do these jobs. The resources they are given are a lot less than say if the person was a government employee, where there would be a real wage difference. The government takes that into account when these positions are being filled with ensuring that the adequate resources are there in light of the pay equity court case.
David Krutko on Committee Motion 9-13(5): To Ensure Regular Inspections Of Fire Safety Equipment And Fire Safety Training
In the Legislative Assembly on February 9th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 9-13(5): To Ensure Regular Inspections Of Fire Safety Equipment And Fire Safety Training
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 8th, 1998
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