After the province rolled out a suite of new legislation aimed at protecting workers, Ontario labour advocates are not surprised the new policies miss the mark given workers were not consulted during the process.
Ontario’s new Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Development David Piccini made a number of splashy labour policy announcements over the last couple weeks as the province introduced Bill 149, the Working for Workers Four Act, 2023, legislation intended to improve protections for workers.
The legislation includes changes to job posting requirements. Bill 149 would require employers to disclose a salary range on job postings, disclose if artificial intelligence is to be used in the selection process and ban Canadian work experience requirements.