The Ontario government’s proposal for the modern workplace and what it means for millennials
Recently, the Ontario government released its long-awaited Final Report of the Changing Workplaces Review. This report suggested approximately 150 changes to several pieces of legislation, amongst them the Employment Standards Act, 2000. Shortly after its release, the government announced Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, which contains the government’s suggested changes to the act, some of which go beyond the changes suggested in the report. However, a number of positive changes that were suggested in the report appear to have been omitted from the government’s consideration. The first reading of Bill 148 took place on June 1, 2017. Bill 148 was subsequently ordered to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs for review and comment.
