<div dir="ltr"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.57em;font-size:2.074em;font-family:"BC Sans","Noto Sans",Arial,"sans serif";line-height:1.2em;color:rgb(49,49,50)">Pay transparency laws in B.C.</h1><div class="gmail-topicThemeCarousel excludeKeywordHighlight" style="box-sizing:border-box;max-height:220px;color:rgb(49,49,50);font-family:"BC Sans","Noto Sans",Arial,"sans serif";font-size:16px"></div><div id="gmail-introduction" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(49,49,50);font-family:"BC Sans","Noto Sans",Arial,"sans serif";font-size:16px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px">The new <a href="https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/bills/billscurrent/4th42nd:gov13-1" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150)">Pay Transparency Act</a>, which passed on May 11, 2023, places new requirements on employers to address systemic discrimination in the workplace. Please see the <a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/services-policies-for-government/gender-equity/bc-pay-transparency-discussion-paper.pdf" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150)">discussion paper</a> for background information on pay transparency and the gender pay gap. </p></div><div id="gmail-body" style="box-sizing:border-box;overflow:hidden;color:rgb(49,49,50);font-family:"BC Sans","Noto Sans",Arial,"sans serif";font-size:16px"><h3 class="gmail-bc_h3" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:1.2em;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:0.43em;font-size:1.44em">Why this is needed</h3><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1em">All people deserve to be paid fairly and our communities are stronger when everyone is treated equally. However, too many women in B.C. are still making less than men. Last year, women in B.C. earned 17% less than men. The pay gap also disproportionately impacts Indigenous women, women of colour, and immigrant women, as well as women with disabilities and non-binary people.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px">For information on why B.C. has introduced pay transparency see <a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/gender-equity" target="_self" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150)">Gender Equity Office</a>.</p><h3 class="gmail-bc_h3" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:1.2em;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:0.43em;font-size:1.44em">Pay history and pay secrecy</h3><p class="gmail-bc_paragraph" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px">Effective immediately, employers in B.C. can no longer ask job applicants about what they have been paid at positions with other employers. Employers may still:</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;padding-left:17px;list-style-type:none"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-left:15px;background:url("/StaticWebResources/static/gov3/images/bullet.png") 0px 10px no-repeat scroll transparent;margin-bottom:3px">Use the pay history information they already have about that employee to determine the pay for a new position</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-left:15px;background:url("/StaticWebResources/static/gov3/images/bullet.png") 0px 10px no-repeat scroll transparent;margin-bottom:3px">Rely on publicly accessible information on the pay for similar positions</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px">Also effective immediately, employers in B.C. cannot dismiss, suspend, demote, discipline or harass an employee who:</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;padding-left:17px;list-style-type:none"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-left:15px;background:url("/StaticWebResources/static/gov3/images/bullet.png") 0px 10px no-repeat scroll transparent;margin-bottom:3px">Asks their employer about their pay</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-left:15px;background:url("/StaticWebResources/static/gov3/images/bullet.png") 0px 10px no-repeat scroll transparent;margin-bottom:3px">Reveals their pay to another employee or someone applying to work with their employer</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-left:15px;background:url("/StaticWebResources/static/gov3/images/bullet.png") 0px 10px no-repeat scroll transparent;margin-bottom:3px">Asks the employer about its pay transparency report</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-left:15px;background:url("/StaticWebResources/static/gov3/images/bullet.png") 0px 10px no-repeat scroll transparent;margin-bottom:3px">Gives information to the Director of Pay Transparency about their employer</li></ul></div><h3 class="gmail-bc_h3" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"BC Sans","Noto Sans",Arial,"sans serif";line-height:1.2em;color:rgb(49,49,50);margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:0.43em;font-size:1.44em">Job postings</h3><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(49,49,50);font-family:"BC Sans","Noto Sans",Arial,"sans serif";font-size:16px">Beginning November 1, 2023, all employers in B.C. must include the expected pay or the expected pay range for a specific job opportunity that they advertise publicly.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(49,49,50);font-family:"BC Sans","Noto Sans",Arial,"sans serif";font-size:16px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">For additional guidance see <a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/gender-equity/wage-or-salary-information-on-job-postings" target="_self" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150)">wage or salary information on job postings</a>.</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(49,49,50);font-family:"BC Sans","Noto Sans",Arial,"sans serif";font-size:16px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><br></span></p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Lorenda Calvert<br>Program Manager</span><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font size="1">Pronouns: she/her. To learn why pronouns are important, click <a href="https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/" target="_blank">here</a></font></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">The BC Museums Association office is located on the traditional, unceded lands of the </span><a href="https://vimeo.com/275788251" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Lekwungen</a><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"> peoples (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations). We respect past, present, and future Indigenous stewards and recognize that we are uninvited guests on this territory.</span><br></p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/675+Belleville+Street+%7C%7C+Victoria,+BC+%7C%7C+V8W+9W2+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Office:+250?entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"></a></div><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/675+Belleville+Street+%7C%7C+Victoria,+BC+%7C%7C+V8W+9W2+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Office:+250?entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"></a><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(237,125,49)">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street  || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"><a href="http://www.museum.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">museum.bc.ca</a></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt"><font><font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:11pt"><font color="#ed7d31" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.66px"><br></span></font></span></font></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>