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On April 29, 2021, the Government of Ontario stated that it plans to introduce the COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act. When passed, this legislation “would require employers to provide employees with up to three days of paid leave because of certain reasons related to COVID-19.” According to a government press release, the act would apply retroactively to April 19, 2021, and would expire on September 25, 2021. To qualify for this new temporary leave, employees must be provincially regulated and covered by Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000. Therefore, federally regulated employe...

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Article content The Timmins Chamber is calling the province’s paid sick day program a “step in the right direction” while noting more could be done at the federal level “Our position continues to be that business, particularly small businesses, simply cannot afford the additional financial responsibility to fund sick leave at this time,” said Melanie Verreault, president of the Timmins Chamber. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Ontario's newly announced paid sick days "step in the right direction" - Chamber Back to video “This is why t...

Across the country workers aspire to be in unions. A recent Gallop Poll shows that union approval stands at 66%; one of the highest marks in sixty years. Furthermore, research from MIT revealed that more than 60 million people would vote to join a union today if given the opportunity. The problem is most of them will never get that chance. Consider what’s happening in Bessemer, Alabama. There 5,800 Amazon employees are attempting to organize a union at their enormous warehouse facility. Amazon has been relentless in its effort to defeat the organizing campaign. As reported by Steven Greenho...

Uber tacks on new fee for Prop. 22 gig worker benefits Riding an Uber in California now comes with an extra fee. Image: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / Shutterstock 2020-12-15 23:35:37 UTC California voters were told that voting for Prop. 22 last month would keep ride-hailing and delivery prices from increasing on apps like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart, because all gig workers would stay independent contractors. But prices are still going up on the Uber app, even though Prop. 22 passed in California with 58.6 percent of the November vote.  The passage of Prop. 22 was a win for apps l...