Ontario Legislature Moves to Limit Compensation Growth for Public Sector Employees

On June 5, 2019, the Ontario Government tabled a bill that would limit compensation increases for public sector employees
New Employer-Friendly Legislation on the Horizon

Since its election this summer, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has been busy reforming Ontario’s labour and employment laws to make them more employer-friendly
Pay Transparency Act Delayed Indefinitely

On the heels of the major set of employment law changes introduced by Bill 47, the Ontario government today passed Bill 57,
WSIB Employer Premiums to Drop by 30% in 2019

Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Laurie Scott, announced Wednesday that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the “WSIB”) will be dropping employer premiums by 30% starting January 2019. The reductions result from the elimination of the WSIB’s unfunded liability, which reached a high of $14.2 billion in 2011 before being paid down. The WSIB’s unfunded liability […]