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Ontario’s New Employer-Friendly Employment Laws

Doug MacLeod — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:30:37 +0000

Some recent changes in the law make Ontario’s employment laws more employer-friendly – especially for small businesses. This blog discusses five of these changes. Under Bill 148, the minimum wage was scheduled to increase to $ 15 per hour on January 1, 2019. This change did not impact many large employers in urban centres because most already pay all employees at least $ 15 per hour.

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Recent changes to Employment Insurance benefits

Nadia Halum — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:00:49 +0000

In November of this year, Employment and Social Development Canada confirmed that new Employment Insurance (“EI”) parental, maternity and caregiving benefits will come into force effective December 3, 2017. We previously blogged about these proposed changes when the new EI benefits were being proposed in the federal budget. The changes that have been announced are detailed below.

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Bill 148 – Summary of Changes to the Employment Standards Act and When Each Change is Implemented

Doug MacLeod — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 19:24:01 +0000

On November 22, 2017, the Ontario legislature passed the final version of Bill 148- the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act. Below is a summary of some of the provisions of the Act , their dates of implementation and their impact on employers and employees throughout Ontario. We offer a fixed fee service for employers who need help complying with these changes.

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