These submissions are made on behalf of the Workers’ Action Centre (WAC), Parkdale Community Legal Services (PCLS), and the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC). Each year, our organizations support thousands of workers in low wage and precarious employment. The proposed job posting rules are intended to increase equity and fairness in the hiring process, and provide workers with greater certainty and transparency while on the job hunt. However, as mentioned throughout these submissions, more substantive protections are needed to ensure that workers, particularly newcomers and those from equity-seeking groups, have access to decent work in today’s job market. Our many recommendations center three core needs which we urge the provincial government to consider: 1) Prioritize minimum standards enforcement by proactively investigating and auditing employer practices; 2) Take a more robust approach to pay equity and fairness by instituting anti-retaliation and reporting mechanisms, similar to the Pay Transparency Act, 2018; and 3) Reduce loopholes and exemptions which would allow employers to meet the requirements of the law without engaging in meaningful equity practices.
Submissions Regarding Job Postings Rules in the ESA
