29(1)The Minister shall establish the Pay Equity Bureau, which shall be composed of one or more civil servants employed under the Civil Service Act, one of whom shall be appointed by the Minister as Director.
29(2)The Bureau may
(a)
provide information with respect to pay equity to any employee, employer or bargaining agent,
(b)
provide assistance and advice to employers, employees and bargaining agents in implementing or maintaining pay equity,
(c)
request information from employers in order to monitor the progress of implementation and maintenance of pay equity,
(d)
review the process and provide assistance to employers who have completed or who are in the process of completing implementation of pay equity,
(e)
prepare and maintain statistics relating to pay equity,
(f)
prepare and disseminate educational material relating to pay equity,
(g)
provide assistance and oversee the pay equity process required to be undertaken by an employer and affected bargaining agents,
(h)
provide information, assistance and advice to any employer, employees and bargaining agents not covered by the Act, and
(i)
perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by regulation.
29(3)The Bureau shall submit to the Minister an annual report setting out the progress in the implementation and maintenance of pay equity.
29(1)The Minister shall establish the Pay Equity Bureau, which shall be composed of one or more civil servants employed under the Civil Service Act, one of whom shall be appointed by the Minister as Director.
29(2)The Bureau may
(a)
provide information with respect to pay equity to any employee, employer or bargaining agent,
(b)
provide assistance and advice to employers, employees and bargaining agents in implementing or maintaining pay equity,
(c)
request information from employers in order to monitor the progress of implementation and maintenance of pay equity,
(d)
review the process and provide assistance to employers who have completed or who are in the process of completing implementation of pay equity,
(e)
prepare and maintain statistics relating to pay equity,
(f)
prepare and disseminate educational material relating to pay equity,
(g)
provide assistance and oversee the pay equity process required to be undertaken by an employer and affected bargaining agents,
(h)
provide information, assistance and advice to any employer, employees and bargaining agents not covered by the Act, and
(i)
perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by regulation.
29(3)The Bureau shall submit to the Minister an annual report setting out the progress in the implementation and maintenance of pay equity.