Montreal-based Swift Human Resources warns companies that the Quebec Government is moving to fully impose the Pay Equity Act.
(1888PressRelease) September 01, 2011 - Swift Human Resources, a Montreal-based company that offers HR solutions to small and medium-sized businesses, is helping companies complete the Salary Equity Exercise and consequently comply with Quebec's Pay Equity laws.
The Pay Equity Act sets out, within a given reference period specified in the Act, obligations and responsibilities for employers depending on the number of employees. An employer's obligation increases with the number of employees in the company. There are three categories of business sizes; these range from 10 to 49 employees, 50 to 99 employees and 100+ employees.
As of March 1, 2011, all Quebec employers with six or more employees must provide information annually in order to determine whether they are subject to the province's Pay Equity Act.
Swift Human Resources founder and president, Faye Swift states, "Under Article 115 of the Pay Equity Act, the employer who does not submit an annual declaration commits an offense and is liable to substantial fines. Up until now, fines were seldom, if ever, imposed. This is about to change. The Commission de l'équité salariale's budget for inspectors and audits is expected to increase, over the next two years, by 75%."
She explains further, "Employers who do not comply can face payments that include not only the amount owed in salary adjustments (with interest at the legal rate), but also an additional penalty that will be retroactive to the date when the adjustments were originally due. This penalty will be calculated in the manner prescribed by the Ministère du Revenu."
Specializing in Placement, Pay Equity, and Training and Development, Swift HR personnel have completed seminars and training programs offered by the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés and the Commission de l'équité salariale, and are fully acquainted with the procedures needed to complete the entire pay equity exercise. SWIFT HR is also recognized as an accredited trainer under the Act to Promote Workforce Skills Development and Recognition.
Employers are invited to ask for a free consultation that outlines the steps needed in complying with Quebec's pay equity regulations.
Swift Human Resources
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Montreal-based Swift Human Resources warns companies that the Quebec Government is moving to fully impose the Pay Equity Act. 
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