This morning the Ontario government announced a raft of labour/employment reforms, the most notable of which is a drastic rise in the minimum wage.
The current Minimum wage in Ontario is $11.40 per hour
This will rise to $14 per hour on Jan. 1 2018
And again to $15 per hour on Jan 1. 2019.
A host of other moves will extending the right to 10 unpaid emergency leave days to every worker in Ontario [[previously applied to business w/over 50 staff)
Make a minimum of 2 of those days paid.
Ban employers from asking for doctor's notes.
Make union certification easier.
Require 3 weeks paid vacation by law [[or more) to any employee w/the same employer for 5 or more years.
[[currently 2 weeks)
One last one of note, the law will now require that part-time, casual and full-time employees must all be paid the same, for the same job, unless there is material difference such as skill, output or seniority.
https://news.ontario.ca/mol/en/2017/...bour-laws.html
For those in Detroit who covet such policies or fear them, your experiment, right across the border is about to begin.
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