Quebec's minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour beginning May 1. The Labour Department says it is hiking the minimum wage by a little more than three per cent because of the economic uncertainty in the retail and restaurant sectors.
Ongoing training for workers, improvements to the complaints handling process, collaboration with the Juripop organization: several measures have been and will be deployed.
Long-neglected, psychological health in the workplace will be the focus of a new initiative by province s worker health and safety board (CNESST). Eighteen full-time psychological health advisors have been added to the team.