UQTR is blamed for a lack of follow-up on pay equity

There are predominantly women’s jobs for which the pay gap has not been correctedregrets the president of the syndicate of lecturers of theUQTRCarol Neil.

The decision of CNESST Return on April 5th gives reason to two locals who CUPE who filed complaints, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says in a press release.

These are people who were not paid fair value at the right time. »

A quote from Carole Neill, President of the Association of Lecturers at UQTR

In December 2011, an evaluation of the maintenance of fair pay was carried out for the first time. The survey should have been repeated in December 2016 under the Equal Pay ActUQTR do not do as indicated by the CNESST. The university was due to reconsider the matter in December 2021 and again the university has not.

As part of the investigation, the employer admits on May 9, 2022 that he had not assessed the maintenance of wage equity as of December 31, 2021. »

A quote from Excerpt from the CNESST decision

The University of Québec in Trois-Rivières admits that it has not made any adjustments for 10 years, i.e. for the period from 211 to 2021, but reiterates that developments can be expected shortly.

The process to maintain equal pay for the period 2011-2016 is nearing completion, so payments to affected staff will be made shortly and should be complete by Octoberwrites the consultant for communication and media work at theUQTR, Jean-Francois Hinse. As for the 2017-2021 process, Hinse says it should be completed by late spring 2024.

Should there be any salary adjustments, these will apply retrospectively.

The Auxiliary UnionUQTR and the Syndicate of Lecturers of theUQTRwhich are the origin of the complaint to the CNESSThave about 1,500 members.

Other jobs are also evaluated as part of the process. He is applies to employees represented by the trade unions, the Union of Professors and Professors of the UQTR, the Association of Managers of the UQTR and the Association of Administrative and Service Staff of the UQTRwe can read in the decision.

There CNESST now requires the employer to post him a report of the steps it took to comply with the decision within 90 days of that decision.

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