Preliminary "options" to remedy the province's antiquated labour laws have drawn mixed reviews from labour and employer groups. ...
Category: Jobs and Employment
Autoworkers’ union counting on Ontario to chip in for auto industry investment
The top priority for Unifor is new commitments for Canadian-built vehicles, and Unifor president Jerry Dias says it is "do-or-die time." ...
Faulty SAMS rollout spawned ‘toxic’ work environment: report
A report from the union that represents staff who operate the social assistance payment system say the human costs cannot be ignored. ...
Ontario moving ahead with mandatory co-op, but no price tag or timeline yet
Matthews: "Part of the work we're doing will be looking at what the costs are, but the question I would say is, what are the costs of not doing anything?" ...
Plan for mandatory co-op dismissed as ‘unworkable’ by labour lawyer
Last week's report from the government's workforce expert panel calls for students to complete work experience programs, but fails to map out the "billions of dollars" it will take to implement, says youth and labour law ...
Toronto mayor, feds meet to discuss spike in gun violence, province left out for now
Toronto Liberal MPP Mike Colle, who has a private member's bill that would increase penalties for driving with illegal handguns, said he didn't get an invite to the meeting. ...
Labour ministry launches young workers initiative with focus on precarious jobs
As of June 10, it will also be illegal for employers to claw back an employee's tips. ...
Heard: Internship inspection blitz spots $140,630 in owed wages
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Province and OPSEU developing new pay-equity framework
OPSEU says the current collective bargaining pay-equity model, which is meant to ensure jobs dominated by women aren't paid less, is "outdated." ...
Seen: New manufacturing training centre opens at Seneca College
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