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New pay equity act ‘hollow,’ watered down say critics

But Treasury Board PS Andrew Saxton says, 'The time is right to move forward with a more modern and collaborative approach to ensuring equitable wages.'

In changing the definition of value of work, the federal government's proposed changes to pay equity legislation under the Budget Implementation Act will kill the basic tenants of equal pay for work of equal value, say critics.

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