Recently, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 139, the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Temporary Help Agencies), 2008, and also announced related changes to the ESA regulations. These changes will affect any employer or organization that: (1) employs “elect to work” or casual employees; (2) is a temporary help agency; or (3) uses the services of a temporary help agency.

 

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario website has information referencing the following:

 

This version of the Bill: Original (current version)

Note: This Act amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 . For the legislative history of the Act, see the Table of Consolidated Public Statutes – Detailed Legislative History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Bill 139 2008

An Act to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 in relation to temporary help agencies and certain other matters.

 

The Bill will come into force six months after it receives Royal Assent, which gives employers some time to prepare for the new rules. See the website linked above for more information on the Bill and specifics related to the revisions, it’s implementation and new amendments relative to procedural matters.

Bottom line is that this newly proposed legislation is very relevant to temp agencies or those who employ “temps”.

 

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  1. [...] 6 of 2009, Bill 139 passed royal assent in the legislative Assembly of Ontario. You may recally my December 2008 post speaking about the composition of Bill 139 to Amend the Ontario Employment Standards Act as it [...]

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