This Webinar will examine the Liberal government’s dramatic overhaul of Ontario’s labour and employment legislation, including the following proposed changes, which are expected to have a significant impact on the way that employers manage their workplaces. Most of the expected changes will come into effect on January 1, 2018. In this two-hour session we will cover a range of topics including:

Changes to the Employment Standards Act

• The Election Context and the Expected Economic Impact of the Changes
• Misclassification of Employees
  • Risks faced by employers utilizing contractors
• Changes to Work Schedules or Work Location
  • How employers should manage employee requests
• Scheduling Provisions
  • The new rules respecting minimum pay for short shifts and cancelled shifts, call in pay, and the right to refuse work on insufficient notice
• Adjustment to Compensation
  • Increase to the minimum wage and increase to vacation entitlement
• Equal Pay for Equal Work
  • The new restrictions prohibiting distinctions on the basis of employment status and on the basis of status as an employee of a temporary help agency
• Leaves of Absences
  • Pregnancy and Parental Leave
  • Family Medical Leave
  • Domestic or Sexual Violence Leave
  • Personal Emergency Leave
    • Paid Leave
    • Restrictions on the right to require medical evidence to support the leave
• Temporary Help Agencies
  • Notice obligations

Changes to the Labour Relations Act

• Union’s Access to Employees’ Personal Information During Organizing Campaigns
• Automatic Certification, in the Case of an Unfair Labour Practice
• Card-based Certification in the Building Services, Home Care, Community Services and Temporary Help Sectors
• First Collective Agreement Mediation and Arbitration
• Successorship in the Building Services Sector
• Consolidation of Bargaining Units

Session will end with a Q&A.