Can An Employer Refuse Vacation Time In Ontario? Yes. As discussed below, in Ontario, employers can refuse an employee’s request to take vacation time on specific dates. Vacation time rules in Ontario are contained in the Employment Standards Act, which is the minimum standard of employment law in this province. For example, the Employment Standards Act sets the …
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Some employees in Ontario are misclassified by their employers as independent contractors and denied minimum employment standards to which they would normally be entitled to such as overtime pay and vacation pay, among others. “In the rising gig economy, employee misclassification is becoming more common”. https://www.lawtimesnews.com/practice-areas/labour-and-employment/employee-misclassification-remains-key-concern/263389 The fact is – employees are covered by Ontario’s Employment …
Short Answer: September 30 Holiday In Ontario No, the September 30 holiday is not recognized in Ontario. The September 30 holiday was created by the Federal Government but the Ontario Government chose not to follow it. Thus, the September 30 holiday only applies to rare Ontario workplaces regulated by the federal government (i.e., banks) and …
In Ontario, five workplace policies are required for most employers. While most employers are lawfully required to have these five HR policies in place, they can create them themselves. There is no need to get a lawyer or other third-party HR consultant to create them. However, a good lawyer or another HR expert can help …
No, employers in Ontario do not have to provide benefits to employees. Rather, all Ontario employers must contribute to and deduct monies for certain statutory benefits (e.g. EI and CPP) for all their employees. Otherwise, Ontario employers have a choice on all other kinds of benefits on whether to provide them or not. Benefits: Summary …
What Is Vacation Pay? Vacation pay is money paid to employees for the time they take off work. Think of it this way – if you work 50 weeks in a year, your well-deserved two weeks of vacation should not be unpaid. Instead, you should receive payment on your vacation. This is vacation pay! In …
Section 2 of the Regulation Respecting Labour Standards sets out the rules about minimum wage in Quebec. On May 1, 2020, Quebec’s minimum wage rates went up. The new general minimum wage for 2020 and into 2021 in Quebec is $13.10 per hour. This is an increase of 60 cents per hour from the old minimum wage, …
Regulation 396/95 of the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) sets out the rules about minimum wage in British Columbia. On June 1, 2020, British Columbia’s minimum wage rates went up. The new general minimum wage for 2020 and into the first half of 2021 in British Columbia is $14.60 per hour. This is an increase of $1.20 per hour from …
UPDATE October 1, 2023: See this blog post for changes to the Minimum Wage in Ontario after October 1, 2023. The minimum wage is the lowest wage per hour that a worker may be paid as mandated by Ontario law. It is $15.50 per hour. It is a legally mandated price floor on hourly wages, …
Overtime Hours/Pay Ontario If an employee works more than 44 hours in a single week, overtime kicks in, and he or she must be paid overtime pay. The right to overtime pay in Ontario is enshrined in section 22 of the Ontario Employment Standards Act [“ESA”] (our ESA FAQ here), which says that an employee earns overtime pay …