Ontario’s Working For Workers Five Act, 2024, received royal assent this week, introducing changes to several pieces of provincial legislation, including the Employment Standards Act, 2000, Occupational Health and Safety Act, and Workplace Safety and Insurance Act....
Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022,[1] is now in force. Bill 88 passed third reading in the Ontario Legislature on April 7, 2022, and received Royal Assent on Monday April 11, 2022.[2] Overview Bill 88 makes a number of changes that will impact employers and employees alike....
On November 30, 2021, Ontario announced that it had passed Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021 (Act). The Act received Royal Assent on December 2, 2021, and came into force on that day. Bill 27 requires employers to implement a right-to-disconnect pol
Working for Workers Act, 2022(Bill 88) on February 28, 2022, and carried it at First Reading.1If passed in its current form, Bill 88 would enact the newDigital Platform Workers’ Rights Act, 2022(DPWRA), and make amendments to theEmployment Standards Act, 2000(ESA),...
Due to labour shortage, Ontario’s immigration minister recently introduced a new bill to attract and retain foreign workers.
On February 28, 2022, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022, which if passed, would introduce new legislation regarding digital platform workers, as well as amending the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and other statu
On November 30, 2021, the Government of Ontario passed Bill 27, the Working for Workers Act, 2021. Bill 27 amends a number of statutes, including the Employment Standards Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act. According to the government, this legislation achieves a number of goals,...
Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022 amended the reservist leave to state that employees participating in Canadian Armed Forces military skills training will be eligible for this leave as well. It also shortened the length of service required to commence this job-protected le...
Federal government allocates $41 million for Eastern Ontario affordable housing projects August 7, 2024 Working for Workers Act supports women working on construction sites June 7, 2024 Suppliers and services Mohawk College expanding to Burlington to address demand for skilled trades training Robin Mac...
The Ontario government proposed the legislative changes last year in theWorking for Workers Actwhich, once passed, would: Require employers with 25 or more employees to have a written policy about employees disconnecting from their job at the end of the workday ...