The overhaul is intended to benefit workers by raising the minimum wage in two stages to $ 15 an hour by 2019, ensuring equal pay for part - time employees,
increasing vacation entitlements and making it easier to unionize in certain sectors where employment is precarious.
Not exact matches
Wynne also announced that part - time workers will get equal pay for doing work equal to full - time staff, and that the minimum
vacation entitlement will be
increased.
The proposal is to update the regulation, specifically the exemption of construction employees from Part X of the ESA (Public Holiday), to align with the
increased vacation pay
entitlement in Bill 148.
285/01 would
increase the amount required to trigger the exemption for construction employees that have been working with the same employer for five or more years from 7.7 percent to 9.7 percent in order to align with the
increased vacation pay
entitlement in the proposed Bill 148.
Bill 148 would also
increase vacation pay
entitlement after five years of service with the same employer.
•
Increase to minimum
vacation entitlements to three weeks per year for employees with five or more years of service;