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HERALD May 1991 Page Small businesses offered pay equity program To help small business employers the Peel Halton and regions meet pay equity requirements the Federal Business Development Bank is now offering a Pay Equity Counselling Programme through its Counselling Assistance to Small Enterprises Service CASE In the Ontario government passed the Pay Equity Act which requires that men and women PLUMBING SUPPLIES Acrylic Bath Shower Units Whirlpools Spas Pedestals Vanities Medicine Cabinets 4538911 V- PLUMB SUPPLIES L III PLUMBING SHOWROOM A wo Georgetown who are performing different jobs but which are of equal value to the employer be paid the same amount In deciding which jobs are of comparable value an employer must first determine job content by describing the skill effort responsibilities and working conditions involved in a job This may be done by examin ing job specifications conducting interviews distributing question and other methods HERMANS SIDING SOFFITS FASCIA Aluminum and 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Contracting Complete Homes or Basement Frame Package Labour Ail Material Supplied PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE Representing kitchens A KITCHEN INC 1 mile south of ACTON 8534577 30QBET organization are of comparable value and will pinpoint any wage disci epancies between them Company officers will receive training from the counsellor in the evaluation process and will participate in the review of the positions Once this Pay Equity Counselling Programme has been completed companies will know specifically what if any wage adjustments are required in order to comply with the Pay Equity Act For employers embarking on a pay equity programme other optional counselling that is recommended through CASE where the company does not have existing systems is the Compen sation Survey and Classification Package and the Performance Appraisal Package The Compen sation Survey and Classification Package provides a means by which employers can determine on a geographical or industry basis salary and benefit levels for similar jobs The Performance Appraisal Package provides a company with a method of evaluating the worth and ability of an employee in his or her performance on an assigned job Without this evalua tion it is difficult to determine whether an employee should or should not receive salary creases or whether additional training is required Costs for CASE are very The Pay Equity Com pensation Survey and Classifica tion and Performance Appraisal Packages are priced according to the complexity of the individual assignments and provide ex cellent human resource manage ment tools for any company For more information on this and other business counselling opportunities call the Mississauga CASE office at 5666417 The Federal Business Develop ment Bank is a Crown corpora tion that promotes the creation and development of businesses in Canada especially small and medium sized businesses It pro vides long term loans and guarantees venture capital and a broad range of management training counselling and plann ing services Former resident wins award Former Georgetown resident Enc Hessels has been chosen to receive the Alumni Association Graduate Research Award for his research on the fundamental laws of electric and magnetic forces from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana Mr Hessels a doctoral can didate in physics recently presented his thesis on Preci sion Microwave Spectroscopy of High Angular Momentum Helium States which concerns an electrons very large nearly circular orbit around a positive helium ion According to Stephen professor of physics and Mr Hessels research advisor Mr Hessels has studied special excited states of the helium atom in which one of the atoms two electrons has a very large orbit around the rest of the atom During his studies at Notre Dame Mr Hessels has published eight articles in research jour nals and has another paper under review He has also given several talks at scientific conferences As well he has been measuring very precisely the energies of the dif ferent possible orbits by using lasers and microwaves and com paring their differences Mr Hessels parents are Gerald and Janet Hessels of Joseph Street in Glen Williams