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ARTICLE · 18 JUNE 2015

Ontario's Changing Workplaces Review

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In May, Ontario's Ministry of Labour commenced what is being called the "Changing Workplaces Review".

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Catherine Coulter
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In May, Ontario's Ministry of Labour commenced what is being called the "Changing Workplaces Review".  The review is intended to take a close look at the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA") and the Labour Relations Act, 1995 ("LRA"), with the special advisors making recommendations to the Ontario government.  The review has been ordered both to address the significant period of time which has passed since both statutes were enacted, and the changes that have occurred in the workplace and society since then.   The special advisors appointed to conduct the review and issue recommendations are Michael Mitchell, a former Toronto partner from employee-side law firm Sack Goldblatt Mitchell, and the Honourable John Murray, a former judge and former a management-side lawyer.

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