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1977 Can. Hum. Rts. Trib. Dec. 1 (1977)

handle is hein.journals/chrrpre1977 and id is 1 raw text is: IN THE .MATTER OF TIlE lIUMAN RIGIhTS CODE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND IN THE MATTER OF A COMPLAINT BY DIANE G. DAVIES, EILEEN L. HI.CKFORD and HILDEGARD TOEWS REASONS FOR DECISION DATE OF HEARING: PLACE OF HEARING: BOARD OF INQUIRY: EFrECTIVE DATE OI DECISION: APPEARANCES: January 18 and 19, 1977 Burnaby, B. C. Marguerite Jackson Valerie Meredith Sholto Hebenton (Chairman) February 18, 1977 S.F.D. Kelleher for the Complainants and for the Director, Human Rights Code - M.A. Parsons for the District of Abbotsford This is a complaint by three women, Diane G. Davies, Eileen L. Hickford and Hildegard Toews (the complainants) against the District of Abbotsford (the respondent) alleging that the Dis- trict of Abbotsford, during the period January 15, 1975 to De- comber 1, 1975 contravered section 6 of the Human Rights Code,S.B.C. 1973, chapter 67, as amended, by employing them at a rate of pay less than the rate of pay at which men were employed to do similar or substantially similar work. -We find that the complainants' case has been justified and that they should be awarded back pay. An alternative claim was made under section 8. We need not considor this issue in view of our decision concern- ing section G.