Canadian commercial real estate companies and major commercial tenants have begun addressing persistently poor employment practices – but, according to a new report, there are still many that need to… contine reading
Updates
Two Live-in Caregivers owed over $350,000 in unpaid wages and wrongful dismissal
Viviane and Lilliane fight back! Vivian worked 24 hours a day, 6 days a week caring for her elderly employer with medical problems and her two adult children with special… contine reading
Wage Theft Video 3 – Unpaid wages, repeat violations
Follow a group of painters as they track down a well-know repeat violator who has a history of hiring workers and not paying them. Inside the luxury condo buildings of… contine reading
Wage Theft Video 2 – No protection on the job
Mohammed and Lillia share their personal stories of wage theft and the fight to get their unpaid wages. As a student Mohammed relied on his summer job to cover his… contine reading
Wage Theft Video 1 – Looking for work: job scams & ESA violations
Join a group of WAC members as they sit around the kitchen table calling job ads from the newspaper. Listen in as employers repeatedly make illegal offers of work demonstrating… contine reading
Persistent Poverty: Voices from the margins
Published by Between the Lines 2010 “Persistent Poverty, Voices from the Margins” documents the real lives of some of the poorest people living in one of the richest places in… contine reading
Say NO to Bill 68
How would you feel if your wallet was stolen and the police told you to ask the thief for it back before they would help you? This is the question… contine reading
Bill 210 provides protections for caregivers
Bill 210 “Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act (Live-in Caregivers and Others)”comes into effect today. The protections under Bill 210 will: Ban fees being charged directly or indirectly by recruiters… contine reading