Job Rate

Definition

The Act defines job rate as the highest level of compensation, which includes wages, salaries and benefits.

Job rates of female job classes are compared to job rates of male job classes of equal or comparable value. When required, adjustments must be paid to each position in the female job class (each step in a range).

STC's job rates

For STC's purposes, job rate was the highest rate of pay, including bonuses, commissions, and all payments, which an employee could normally reach. Since the Toronto office used a formal seniority system, the job rate was the rate at the top of the range. The benefits available to employees in all job classes were the same.

The rate of pay was calculated on an hourly basis. Most employees were on a 35-hour workweek with a few employees on a 40-hour workweek.

STC's salary ranges

The chart on the next page shows how salary ranges for female job classes were adjusted.