Following their election promise, the Ontario Conservative
government tabled Bill 47, the Making Ontario Open for Business
Act, 2018, on October 23, 2018. Bill 47 includes a major
repeal of Bill 148 and its prior changes to the Employment
Standards Act, 2000 and Labour Relations Act, 1995.
This new bill will reverse many changes already in effect under
Bill 148, as well as put a stop to further changes that were to
have come into force on January 1, 2019.
This article provides a summary of Bill 47 and the changes, to
date, to be made to Bill 148.
Essential changes to Bill 148 and the Employment Standards
Act, 2000 include:
- Call-in minimum pay at three-hours
retained, but on-call payment requirements and the ability to
refuse on-call assignments removed;
