US EditionOntario proposes ban on requiring workers to pay for uniforms
- Ontario's Labour Minister, David Piccini, is proposing a ban on employers making employees pay for mandatory work uniforms.
- The proposed ban targets uniforms that are mandatory, employer-specific, and not reasonably usable outside work, focusing on sectors such as retail, hospitality, and food service where employees sometimes pay more than $50 for uniforms.
- The government plans consultations to possibly exempt small businesses from this uniform payment rule change.
- New rules are also proposed for talent agencies to limit commission rates and require timely payments to entertainment workers.
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Ontario proposes ban on uniform charges, new rules for talent agencies
The Ontario government is proposing new legislation aimed at protecting workers’ paycheques, including a ban on employers charging for required uniforms and increased oversight of talent agencies in the entertainment sector. The changes, introduced by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, would amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to prohibit employers from requiring workers to pay out of pocket for mandatory,…
Ontario Protecting Workers’ Paycheques by Banning Uniform Charges at Large Companies - Today's Northumberland - Your Source For What's Happening Locally and Beyond
(Today’s Northumberland file photo) Proposed STAR Act would also strengthen oversight and transparency of talent agencies to protect entertainment workers As part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario and build a more competitive, resilient and self-reliant economy, Ontario is taking action to put more money back in workers’ pockets with proposed changes to the Employments Standards Act, 2000 to ban employers from charging employees for r…
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