Tag: Temp Agency
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Quebec Final Regulation re Temporary Agencies
Quebec published Regulation O.C. 1148-2019 under the Act respecting labour standards (the Act), which establishes the rules related to a mandatory licence system for businesses operating a personnel placement agency or a recruitment agency for temporary foreign workers . . .
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Recap: Canada Labour Code Amendments – What’s Coming Next
Further to my earlier post, which provided an overview of the amendments to the Canada Labour Code (the Code) coming into force this September, today's post looks at additional pending changes. And there's a lot!
Bill C-86, Bill C-44 and Bill C-65 include amendments to the Code not yet proclaimed in force . . .
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Ontario WSIB Rate Framework Policy for Temp Agencies
The Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) has published a new policy to support the transition of temporary employment agencies to the new WSIB Rate Framework Policy . . .
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B.C. Passes Bill 8 re Employment Standards & Bill 30 re Labour Relations
British Columbia's Bill 8, Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2019 and Bill 30, Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 2019 received Royal Assent on May 30, 2019. Bill 8 makes extensive amendments to the British Columbia Employment Standards Act (ESA), while Bill 30 makes wide-ranging amendments to the British Columbia Labour Relations Code (the Code). Many provisions (as indicated) come into force on Royal Assent . . .
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B.C. Bill 8 re Employment Standards
Further to a consultation paper published earlier this year on proposed amendments to the British Columbia Employment Standards Act (ESA), the B.C. government introduced Bill 8, Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2019, for first reading on April 29, 2019. Bill 8 makes wide-ranging amendments to the ESA . . .
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Quebec Draft Regulation re Labour Standards – Temp Agencies
Quebec has published a draft regulation under the Act respecting labour standards (the Act), which will establish the rules related to a mandatory licence system for businesses operating a personnel placement agency or a recruitment agency for temporary foreign workers ("temp agencies . . .
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Federal Passes Bill C-86 Budget Bill re Pay Equity & Employment Standards
Federal Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures, received royal assent on December 13, 2018. Bill C-86 will enact a new Pay Equity Act (PEA) and make significant amendments to the Canada Labour Code (Code), including changes to: misclassification burden of proof, breaks and rest periods, work schedules, minimum age, wage rates, vacation, holiday pay, temp agencies, leaves of absence, termination of employment, reimbursement and unjust dismissals . . .
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Manitoba Regulation re Worker Recruitment
Manitoba filed Regulation 172/2018 amending the Worker Recruitment and Protection Regulation. The Regulation was amended as a part of amendments in Bill 12, The Red Tape Reduction and Government Efficiency Act, 2018, which was passed earlier this year . . .
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Ontario Passes Bill 47 Repealing Bill 148 ESA & LRA Amendments
Ontario passed Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018, on November 21, 2018. Bill 47 repeals many of the amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Labour Relations Act, 1995 that were included in Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 . . .
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Ontario Bill 47 Amended and Ordered for Third Reading
Ontario Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018, was amended by the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs and referred to Third Reading. The Committee made changes to Schedule 2, which amends the Labour Relations Act, 1995 . . .
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