Bill 148: It’s Now The Law! What It Means for Employers
December
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Sherrard Kuzz LLP
- Employment Standards Act
- Increased minimum wage
- Equal pay for part-time, contract and assignment employees
- Pay for on-call and cancelled shifts
- Increased vacation and public holiday pay entitlement
- Enhanced personal emergency leave
- Expanded parental and pregnancy leave entitlement
- Heightened enforcement and penalties
- Labour Relations Act
- Card-based certification in specific industries
- Union access to employee lists for organizing efforts
- First collective agreement mediation/arbitration
- Enhanced just cause protection post-certification and during strike/lockout
- Expanded successor rights
