On Tuesday, November 30, Ontario passed Bill 27, the Working
for Workers Act, 2021 which was first tabled in October and is
expected to receive Royal Assent in the coming days. In addition to
providing other protections to employees, the Act is
intended to create a better work-life balance for workers and give
them the “right to disconnect” from the workplace.
Monte McNaughton, the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills
Development, announced the passing of the Bill with a statement
that said “Our government is working for workers every day to
help them earn bigger pay cheques, stay safe, and have better
opportunities. We are determined to rebalance the scales and put
workers in the driver's seat of Ontario's economic
growth while attracting the best workers to our great
province.”
