Thank you. There are three considerations that we looked at as part of the analysis to determine whether or not the functions could be done by the same person. The first one was that due to the very technical requirements of equal pay for work of equal value, it does require knowledge and expertise in statistics, job evaluation, compensation theory. The three of those are very specialized areas and as a result the technical requirements for the jobs are quite different. The second is that the specialized skills that you often find in equal pay for equal value are different from some of the skills you will find in the more general human rights field. Because of those differences again it was felt that there would be too many challenges in having them within the same person with the equal pay commissioner being able to remain current in the field, especially given how quickly the field of equal pay for work of equal value is changing. The third focuses on their need to remain current and remain dynamic in the equal pay for work of equal value environment. That means working on a regular basis on equal pay for work of equal value complaints and issues and that would be something that an individual who was working for the Human Rights Commission on a full-time basis would not be able to do. For those three reasons we felt it was more appropriate that the equal pay commissioner be a stand-alone position. Thank you.
Ms. Woodward on Bill 13: An Act To Amend The Public Service Act
In the Legislative Assembly on June 12th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Bill 13: An Act To Amend The Public Service Act
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 11th, 2003
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