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By Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law | 2 Minutes Read May 19, 2017

Ontario considers big changes to Employment Standards Act and Labour Relations Act

For the first time in over 20 years, the Province of Ontario has commissioned an independent report to review both the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act.

Article by Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law / Business, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / casual employees, Changing Workplace Review, employment law, employment standards, employment standards act, ESA, Interim Report, interns, Labour Relations Act, part–time employees, sick leave, temporary employees, trainees, vacation pay

By Vey Willetts LLP | 3 Minutes Read April 18, 2016

The unpaid internship: Exploitation or opportunity?

The use of unpaid interns has come under increased media and political scrutiny. Fuelled by horror stories of young interns collapsing under extreme workplace pressures, the issue reached the political agenda. In the summer of 2014, the Ontario Ministry of Labour carried out a highly publicized workplace inspection blitz to determine if intern rights were being respected. Rules governing the appropriate use of interns in Ontario are not new. They had been in place long before the summer 2014 blitz. The rules are set out in section 1(2) of the Employment Standards Act.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / Canada labour Code, employment law, employment standards act, interns, internship, internship placement, minimum wage, Ontario Ministry of Labour, overtime pay, Public Holiday Pay, unpaid internships, vacation pay, Work experience, workplace inspection blitz

By Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law | 3 Minutes Read April 15, 2014

Ontario Ministry of Labour announces 2014-15 employment standards inspection blitzes

On April 3, 2014, the Ontario Ministry of Labour announced the focus of its 2014-15 Employment Standards Act (ESA) inspection blitzes. A “blitz” occurs when the Ministry of Labour (MOL) decides to have its employment standards officers target industries that have a history of employment standards violations or industries that employ vulnerable workers in order to ensure compliance with the ESA.

Article by Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / compliance orders, employment law, employment standards act, employment standards inspection blitzes, Employment Standards Officers, ESA poster, interns, internships, Ontario Ministry of Labour, orders to pay wages/fees, Part I Notices of Offence, province-wide inspection blitzes, temporary foreign workers, temporary help agencies, tickets, vulnerable workers, working conditions

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