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Long-awaited regulations regarding placement agencies in Quebec set to come into effect on January 1, 2020

The wait is over. Announced along with the sweeping changes to Quebec’s Act respecting labour standards (the “Act”) back in June 2018, the regulation regarding Quebec placement agencies has finally been published and is set to come into effect on January 1, 2020 (the “Regulation”).

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Bill 176’s proposed amendments to the Act Respecting Labour Standards (“ARLS”)

From the proposed amendments to the new act, we can already anticipate a substantial impact on employers. Here are some of the main proposals, divided into 8 broad categories:

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