The Ontario Ministry of Labour has published a new version of
its employment standards poster. The newest version of the poster,
Version 9.0, is available for download in multiple languages here.
Although it used to be the case that employers were required to
post the poster in a conspicuous place in the workplace, this is no
longer necessary. The Employment Standards Act, 2000 was
previously amended to remove the workplace posting provision.
However, employers are still required to: (i) provide a copy of the
most recent poster to current employees; and (ii) provide a copy of
the most recent poster to new employees within 30 days of their
hire.
The ESA does not prescribe the manner in which a copy
of the poster must be provided. As such, employers have the
flexibility to attain compliance with these requirements in a
manner that fits best with their usual internal communications
protocols.
