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Pay Transparency Act
British Columbia provincial legislation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pay Transparency Act is an act of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia relating to the disclosure of information related to pay.
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Provisions
The act prohibits employers from dismissing, suspending, demoting, disciplining or harassing an employee who asks about their pay, reveals their pay to another employee or asks the employer about its pay transparency report.[1]
Job postings are required to specify the expected salary, wage, salary range or wage range.[2]
If an employer is sufficiently large, their annual reports must identify pay disparities in women, gender-diverse groups and others.[3]
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Further developments
In 2024, the Government of British Columbia released a Pay Transparency Reporting Tool in order to help employers comply witht the legislation.[4]
In 2025, the provincial pay gap amounted to 15%, whereas in 2024 it was 16%.[5]
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