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Employment changes would mean working more and earning less overtime pay
Sunday, March 17th, 2019
The key changes proposed by the PCs concern ministry of labour oversight of excess hours of work and overtime averaging agreements, and could result in many Ontarians working more hours and earning less overtime pay… An inevitable result will be the proliferation of overtime averaging agreements in workplaces where no justifying circumstances are present, and employers are simply seeking to cut costs at their employees’ expense. Employees are typically told to sign these agreements at their time of hire, and overwhelmingly do so for fear of being passed up for a candidate who will.
Tags: ideology, rights, standard of living
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Repealing the Fair Wages Act goes against evidence and workers’ interests
Wednesday, July 4th, 2012
July 03, 2012
The Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act was repealed by a single line in the 425-page federal omnibus budget bill. The act mandated minimum wages contractors had to pay their workers on federal government construction contracts, calculated based on the prevailing wages in the geographic region. The move was discovered by NDP MP Pat Martin just weeks before the budget passed. Prior to that, the government had made no mention of its decision… the decision to scrap the act was made without any formal review. Instead, it appears to have been based solely on Merit Canada’s lobbying.
Tags: budget, economy, globalization, ideology, rights, standard of living
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