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ARTICLE · 18 DECEMBER 2018

More Legislative Changes Coming With Bill 66

Employers would still be required to enter into written agreements with employees to have employees work excess hours and to average overtime hours worked.

CanadaEmployment and HR

Bill 66, Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act, 2018 was recently introduced in the Ontario Legislature ("Bill 66"). Bill 66—as the name suggests—aims to make Ontario more competitive by reducing regulatory burden and giving businesses more flexibility.

Bill 66 proposes to make the following changes to existing legislation:

  • Excess Hours of Work and Overtime Averaging Applications: Bill 66 proposes to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA") to no longer require approval from the Director of Employment Standards of an application for excess hours of work and overtime averaging.

Employers would still be required to enter into written agreements with employees to have employees work excess hours and to average overtime hours worked. Additionally, employers can only average an employee's hours of work for the purposes of calculating overtime pay over a maximum of four (4) weeks.

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