Bill 148: Impacts to Ontario's labour laws and employment standards

On May 30, 2017, the Ontario government introduced legislation (Bill 148, The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act) proposing significant amendments to the province's Employment Standards and Labour Relations acts.

Bill 148 received Royal Assent on November 27, 2017, bringing into immediate effect provisions on critical illness leave, increases to parental leave and provisions against employee misclassification.

MNP has authored a number of articles, presentations and checklists to help you understand the implications of the changes and their wide-spread impacts:

Handbook

The Updated Ontario Chamber of Commerce and MNP Handbook: Bill 148: Steering through Change, A handbook to help Ontario businesses understand and manage Bill 148

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Webinar

Watch: Webinar: Bill 148 - Ontario's New Labour Laws

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce and MNP discuss the handbook and go into further detail about the full slate of changes Bill 148 will implement.

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Blog Posts

Ontario's New Labour Laws – An Essential How-To List for Your HR Department

Bill 148, revising labour laws in Ontario, is moving close to becoming reality and human resources (HR) leaders need to start getting ready. As mentioned… Read more

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Bill 148: Overview

Overview: Bill 148 is a provincial bill that changes several pieces of employment and labour relations related legislation. Most notably, the bill impacts the Employment Standards Act (ESA) and the Labour Relations Act (LRA), Ontario’s two key pieces of legislation establishing the minimum standards for the employer-employee relationship (ESA) and labour relations (LRA). Read more

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