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Ontario panel finds ‘serious problem’ with enforcement of labour standards
By Keith Leslie
The Canadian Press
Wed., July 27, 2016
An expert panel has found a “serious problem” with enforcement of employment standards across Ontario.
“We conclude there are too many people in too many workplaces who do not receive their basic rights,” said the special advisers appointed to do the first review of the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act since the 1990s.
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Labour Minister Kevin Flynn said the review will help protect a growing number of vulnerable workers.
He said the fast pace of economic change, globalization, trade deals and technology resulted in more service sector and white-collar jobs in Ontario but fewer manufacturing jobs, changing the province’s labour market.
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“We conclude there are too many people in too many workplaces who do not receive their basic rights,” said the special advisers appointed to do the first review of the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act since the 1990s.
<snip>
Labour Minister Kevin Flynn said the review will help protect a growing number of vulnerable workers.
He said the fast pace of economic change, globalization, trade deals and technology resulted in more service sector and white-collar jobs in Ontario but fewer manufacturing jobs, changing the province’s labour market.
...
Link: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/07/27/ontario-panel-finds-serious-problem-with-enforcement-of-labour-standards.html