The Canada Labour Code (the “Code”) prescribes the minimum employment standards for federally regulated workplaces. Under Bill C-86, the federal government recently made several amendments to the Code, concerning minimum termination notice, leave provisions and vacation pay, amongst other things. In addition, other legislative changes were announced that, while not within the framework of the Code, will impact federally regulated workplaces. A summary of these changes is outlined below.
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On December 6, 2018 the Ontario government announced it was introducing omnibus legislation, Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018, that, if passed, would make additional key changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000. Unlike the changes under Bill 47 to roll back many of the Bill 148 changes or under Bill 57 to eliminate the gender pay parity proposals, these changes remove long-standing administrative requirements relating to hours of work exemptions and employee notifications.
The proposed changes are outlined in this report.