On May 30, 2019, the Provincial Government was able to hold a
vote and pass into law the changes to the Employment Standards
Act and the Labour Relations Code on the last day of
the sitting of the Legislature until October.
Accordingly, the following changes to the legislation which we
consider of note are now in effect. We have also listed additional
changes we consider of note which will be brought into force at a
later date. Please contact us if you would like a full list of the
changes now in effect.
Employment Standards Act
The following changes to the ESA are now in force as of May 30,
2019:
- Collective agreement provisions will
need to meet or exceed the ESA requirements to replace the ESA
provisions (before just had to have a provision in CBA, on
assumption that Union would ensure was at least as good).
