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Archives for September 2012

Law Commission of Ontario makes important recommendations to improve employment standards

September 25, 2012

WAC has released a policy brief in response to The Law Commission of Ontario’s Interim Report on Vulnerable Workers and Precarious Work.  We encourage our community allies and supporters to provide feedback to the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) by their deadline of October 1, 2012. The LCO’s Interim Report on Vulnerable Workers confirms that… contine reading

Tragic incident highlights lack of protection on the job

September 19, 2012

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Jayesh Prajapati who was killed after being hit by a car at a Shell station on Saturday.   Family members of Mr. Prajapati have commented in the media that the cost of stolen gas had been deducted from his wages in previous incidents. This tragic incident highlights… contine reading

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Ontario government confirms funding for proactive enforcement

September 19, 2012

On September 17, 2012, the Ministry of Labour announced $3 million for proactive enforcement of employment standards in Ontario workplaces. As we reported in May 2012, after a vibrant campaign by the Workers’ Action Centre to stop cuts to employment standards, the McGuinty government committed to restore funding to meet their 2008 Poverty Reduction Strategy… contine reading

New report argues migrant worker rights face systemic violations

September 17, 2012

Migrant workers face systemic exploitation and insecurity according to a new report released by the Metcalf Foundation today. The report entitled, Made in Canada: How the Law Constructs Migrant Workers’ Insecurity, illustrates how federal immigration laws and provincial employment laws intersect to create precarious working conditions and exploitation for migrant workers.   Author Fay Faraday argues: “the factor that… contine reading

Working on the edge: 47% of workers live paycheque to paycheque

September 6, 2012

When 47% of workers live paycheque to paycheque, the impacts of wage theft can be devastating.  A new survey by the Canadian Payroll Association found that almost half of those surveyed would be in financial difficulty if their pay cheque was delayed by even one week.  Ontario had one of the highest percentages of workers… contine reading

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