Madam Chair, these regulations were detailing some of the aspects of the methods that employers would be using to assess the value of employment for those job classes that are predominantly female against those that are predominantly male. Other aspects included in these costs were the enforcement and the maintenance of the programs. Employers will have to set aside resources to maintain pay equity on an ongoing basis once the regimes are set into place.
As for additional costs, the regulations do indicate that for the most part the federal government will be able to use the act. The framework is set out in the act for the federal government to implement it within the public service. It's again those extra details for the private sector—those with 10 or more employees that would have to implement this act.