Employment Equity Regulations

27 (1) For the purpose of completing Form 2, an employer shall determine the four quarters of the salary range of the employees in each occupational group by dividing the difference between the highest and lowest salaries of the employees in the occupational group, as determined in accordance with paragraph 26(1)(a) and subsections 26(2) and (3), by four, and by rounding the result to the nearest dollar.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1),

• (a) the limits of the first salary quarter shall be as follows:

  • (i) the lower limit is the lowest salary of the employees in the occupational group, as determined in accordance with paragraph 26(1)(a) and subsections 26(2) and (3), and

  • (ii) the upper limit is the total of the amount referred to in subparagraph (i) and the amount calculated under subsection (1);

• (b) the limits of the second salary quarter shall be as follows:

  • (i) the lower limit is the amount calculated under subparagraph (a)(ii) plus one dollar, and

  • (ii) the upper limit is the total of the amount calculated under subparagraph (a)(ii) and the amount calculated under subsection (1);

• (c) the limits of the third salary quarter shall be as follows:

  • (i) the lower limit is the amount calculated under subparagraph (b)(ii) plus one dollar, and

  • (ii) the upper limit is the total of the amount calculated under subparagraph (b)(ii) and the amount calculated under subsection (1); and

• (d) the limits of the fourth salary quarter shall be as follows:

  • (i) the lower limit is the amount calculated under subparagraph (c)(ii) plus one dollar, and

  • (ii) the upper limit is the highest salary of the employees in the occupational group, as determined in accordance with paragraph 26(1)(a) and subsections 26(2) and (3).

(3) An employer shall indicate on the applicable Parts of Form 2 the number of employees in each quarter of the salary range as determined in accordance with subsection (1) on the basis of the salary of each employee determined in accordance with paragraph 26(1)(a) or, in the case of an employee referred to in subsection 26(2) or (3), on the basis of the annualized salary of the employee calculated in accordance with that subsection.