Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod said the province will ‘align’ the definition of ‘disability’ with federal guidelines. ...
Category: Jobs and Employment
Government proposes major labour law changes, plans to cap minimum wage at $14 until 2020
The proposed changes would reduce the number of personal days employees can take from 10 to eight. ...
WSIB to slash average employer premiums by nearly 30 per cent
The agency says it has eliminated its unfunded liability, but critics fear it is at the expense of workers. ...
Ontario sees worst monthly job numbers since Great Recession
The PC government blames the Liberals after Statistics Canada reports the province's unemployment rate jumped 0.3 percentage points over July to 5.7 per cent. ...
Province to cut welfare increases in half, turf basic income pilot project ahead of welfare reform
Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod said Tuesday social assistance rates will rise 1.5 per cent this fall. ...
Thousands more employees to be covered by pay equity rules under beefed-up bill
The government conceded in committee to several demands from advocates that give pay transparency legislation more oomph. ...
LiUNA workers rally against budget bill change, chant ‘We want Doug’
The labour law changes are part of the omnibus budget bill being debated by MPPs. ...
Advocates demand a more muscular pay transparency law
Businesses oppose the "burdensome" new bill, calling instead for tweaks to 31-year-old legislation. ...
New bill aims to protect construction workers’ wages, halt lowballing in public contracts
The Liberals' latest piece of labour legislation would ensure cheap contracts don't come at workers' expense. ...
Doug Ford pledges to scrap income taxes for minimum wage earners
Liberals say their plan to hike the minimum wage to $15 will leave more cash in the pockets of the working poor. ...
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