On November 30,
Bill 27, the Working for Workers Act, 2021, was passed
into law with an effective date still to be determined by the date
of this post
The bill introduces two important new changes that will likely
impact all workplaces in Ontario. There are significant details
that are still to be determined, but here are the broad
strokes:
Disconnect from Work
If, as of January 1, 2022, an Ontario employer employs 25 or
more employees, it will have until July 1, 2022, to establish a
written policy that ensures employees have the right to disconnect
from work. This means "not engaging in work-related
communications, including emails, telephone calls, video calls or
the sending or reviewing of other messages, so as to be free from
the performance of work."
