Umthetho we-Equal Pay ka-1963
Iyini isenzo sokukhokha esilinganayo?
Umthetho we-Equal Pay ka-1963, ukuchitshiyelwa komthetho we- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , uvimbela abaqashi ukuba bakhokhele inkokhelo engalingani, ngokusekelwe kobulili.
Abesilisa nabesifazane abaqashiwe esakhiweni esifanayo, benza umsebenzi olingana ngokulinganayo kumele bakhokhelwe inkokhelo efanayo. Isihloko VII soMthetho wamaLungelo oMphakathi , uMthetho wokuKhelelwa koMphakathi eMnyangweni Wokuqashwa kanye noMthetho WamaMelika Okhubazekile nguminye imithetho evikela abasebenzi ekubandlululweni kwentela.
Yini "umsebenzi olinganayo?"
Ake sibone isibonelo salokho umthetho ozobheka umsebenzi olinganayo:
U-Erica no-Eric baqala ukusebenza e-accounting firm ngosuku olufanayo. Bobabili abathweswe iziqu zasekolishi abanamakhono kanye nesipiliyoni esifanayo. Imisebenzi yabo iyinto efanayo futhi ayikho futhi inomthwalo wokuphatha ezinye izisebenzi. Zombili zisekelwe ehhovisi elikhulu le-firm, kodwa yilowo nalowo uhambela izwe eliya kumahhovisi amaklayenti. I-firm esebenzisa u-Erica no-Eric kumele ikhokhele imiholo elinganayo ngoba umsebenzi abawenzayo ubhekwa, ngaphansi koMthetho we-Equal Pay Act, "umsebenzi olinganayo."
Ngabe ukukhokhela okungalingani kuhle?
Yiziphi izimo ukuthi umqashi ka-Erica no-Eric angadingeki ukuba akhokhe ngokulinganayo? Umqashi wabo anganikeza u-Eric no-Erica ukukhokhela okungalingani uma imisebenzi yabo ingalingani kakhulu ngezizathu ezifaka phakathi, umzamo kanye nekhono elidingekayo ukwenza umsebenzi, umthwalo wemfanelo kanye nezimo zokusebenza.
Uma abasebenzi ababili bengasebenzi endaweni efanayo, imisebenzi yabo ngokuvamile ayibhekwa njengento elinganayo, nakuba kukhona okuhlukile kule mithetho. Ezinye izindawo, nakuba zihlukaniswe ngokwenyama, zibala njengengxenye yesakhiwo esifanayo ngakho-ke kubhekwa njengokulingana kakhulu. Ezinye izici ezingavumela ukukhokhelwa okungalingani kufaka phakathi umehluko ekukhuleni, izinga noma ubungakanani bomsebenzi noma ukufaneleka. Nazi ezinye izimo lapho umqashi ka-Erica no-Eric engadingeki abakhokhe ngokulinganayo:
- Uma u-Erica enesipiliyoni esikhulu noma ephakeme ephakeme kuka-Eric, umqashi wabo akadingeki abanike umholo olinganayo. Imisebenzi yabo ayingabhekwa njengento elinganayo ngoba banamazinga ahlukene emfundo noma isipiliyoni.
- Umqashi wabo angakhokha u-Eric umholo ophakeme uma u-Erica esebenza eBismark, eNyakatho Dakota nase-Eric esebenza eNew York City. Isisebenzi kumele sisebenze ngokusungulwa okufanayo ukuze kubhekwe ukuthi sinemisebenzi elinganayo.
- Uma i-Erica iqondisa abanye abasebenzi kodwa u-Eric akayena, umqashi wabo angakhokha u-Erica ngenani eliphakeme lokukhokha. U-Erica unomthwalo wemfanelo omkhulu kuno-Eric futhi ngakho-ke imisebenzi yabo ayikwazi ukubhekwa njengalingana.
- Uma u-Eric kufanele ahambe esuka emsebenzini emsebenzini ukuya emsebenzini emsebenzini nsuku zonke, kanti umsebenzi ka-Erica umvumela ukuba asebenze ehhovisi lasekhaya nsuku zonke, imisebenzi yabo ihluke kakhulu futhi u-Eric angathola umholo ophakeme.
- Uma u-Eric eqala ukusebenza e-accounting firm isikhathi esiningi ngaphambi kokuba u-Erica akwenze, umqashi wayengamkhokhela umholo ophakeme, ngokususelwa ekuphakeni kwakhe.
Yini okufanele uyenze uma umphathi wakho ehluleka ukulandela isenzo sokukhokha esilinganayo?
Abaqashi abahlali njalo bahambisana noMthetho Wokulingana we-Equal Pay ka-1963 noma ngeminye imithetho efuna ukukhokhelwa okulinganayo emsebenzini ofanayo. Ngonyaka wezimali ka-2009, iKhomishana ye-Equal Employment Commission (EEOC) ithole izikhalazo ezingu-942 mayelana nokucwaswa kwemali, okubandakanya izikhalazo zabaqashi abaphula umthetho we-Equal Pay Act, Isihloko VII soMthetho wamaLungelo oMphakathi, uMthetho wokuHlanywa kwabaNyaka eMnyangweni Wokuqashwa kanye nabaseMelika abakhubazekile Umthetho (Izindleko zokulingana zoMthetho olinganayo: FY 1997 nge-FY 2009.
Ikhomishana Yokulingana Emathuba Emisebenzi). Uma uthola isinxephezelo ukucwaswa emsebenzini noma inqubo yokuqasha ukuya e-EEOC Web Site futhi ufunde imithetho yokufaka isicelo sokucwaswa komsebenzi .
Umthombo: Umthetho Wokulingana Wokulingana ka-1963. Amathuba okulingana nokuqasha iKhomishana.