Cracking Down on Exploitative Employers

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Changes would discourage employers from “ghosting” jobseekers and increase fines for employment standards violations to the highest level in Canada TORONTO — The Ontario government is proposing legislative changes that would make the hiring process fairer for jobseekers who are trying to get into the workforce and that would get tougher on exploitative employers by increasing maximum fines for violating the Employment Standards …

ON Asks Employers to Disclose Salary Ranges, AI Use in Hiring

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Province also examining banning the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in sexual harassment cases PETERBOROUGH — The Ontario government will soon introduce legislation that, if passed, would require employers to include expected salary ranges in job postings, giving workers more information to make informed decisions in their career search. In addition, the legislation would make Ontario the first jurisdiction in Canada to …

Cleaner Washrooms on Construction Sites

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Changes will require women’s-only washrooms and make the skilled trades more accessible for everyone LONDON — The Ontario government is working for workers by making washrooms on construction sites private, clean and safe. There are nearly 600,000 construction workers in Ontario, but only one in 10 are women. These changes, if approved, would make the skilled trades more accessible to women …