The Ontario government has launched a review of the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act, during which it will undertake “consultations on the changing nature of modern workplaces”. Members of the Workers’ Action Centre have spent the past year, building upon previous research, identifying key problems workers are facing in the labour market… contine reading
Archives for March 2015
Workers welcome indexation announcement, but say minimum wage still not high enough
March 20, 2015 Toronto – The Workers’ Action Centre welcomes the Ontario government’s announcement that the minimum wage will be increasing to keep up with inflation. But as workers across the province know, this is still far from enough. The increase from $11 to $11.25, which will come in to effect on October 1, 2015,… contine reading
REPORT LAUNCH: Still Working on the Edge: Rebuilding decent work from the ground up
The provincial government recently announced that the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act will be reviewed and has committed to undertake “consultations on the changing nature of modern workplaces”. Members of the Workers’ Action Centre have spent the past year, building upon previous research, to identify key problems workers are facing in the… contine reading