Bottom Line
The Ontario Government passed its new public sector wage
restraint legislation, Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable
Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019 (the
"Act"), on November 7, 2019. The Act
was quickly proclaimed in force on November 8, 2019.
We previously provided an overview of the key components of the
Act in our Firm's
Labour & Employment Law Insights. A day before the
Act passed, the Standing Committee on General Government
(the "Committee") reviewed it and made a number of
changes to the legislation which we have outlined below.
It is expected that public sector unions, including OPSEU and CUPE,
will file court challenges alleging that the Act is
unconstitutional because it infringes on their right to bargain. We
will keep readers apprised of these developments.
