Sentences with phrase «minimum labour standards»

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This third pillar includes raising the minimum wage in a transparent and predictable manner, improving associated employment standards legislation, and generally making sure labour laws have kept pace with what's happening in workplaces across the country.

Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Housing John Healey has today pledged that under a Labour government there would be a «consumer rights revolution» for renters, starting by introducing tougher legal minimum standards for all private rented homes.

As explained by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, the first phase of these consultations focuses on reviewing eight occupations currently exempt from, or have special rules related to, minimum employment standards:

Serco concerned the application of what Europeans call «mandatory» labour laws, ie laws setting minimum employment standards.

The minimum wage is one of the basic labour standards in Canada.

Since 1959, Canada has ratified the ILO fundamental labour standards conventions except for No. 98 — Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining and No. 138 — Minimum Age.

Employment contracts are subject to minimum employment standards, such as those set out in the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA, 2000) or the Canada Labour Code (CLC), and other legislative requirements, as well as common law principles.

First, Canadian employers are subject to provincial or federal labour and employment laws, which set out minimum standards for virtually all employment relationships.

Breached the minimum standards of overtime compensation provided for by the Canada Labour Code;

He observed that many of the legal issues that face people in poverty, such as welfare, unemployment insurance, and minimum health, labour and housing standards are not typically resolved in court.

However, any agreement or policy that limits the employee to only certain entitlements during the reasonable notice period must comply with the minimum standards of either the Employment Standards Act («ESA») or Canada Labour Code.

The Canada Labour Code («CLC») sets out minimum standards with which federally - regulated employers must comply.

Information about minimum employment standards in the Federal private employment sector can be obtained from the Government of Canada's Labour Program.

Numerous other examples of how BC's current labour policies and practices fail to respect workers» rights and safety, fail to enforce even minimum standards especially for the most vulnerable workers, and create a culture of impunity among too many employers, will be brought to the attention of the Ministry.

Further information about minimum employment standards can be obtained from Alberta Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour.

The Workers» Action Centre and our allies have been organizing for years to raise the minimum wage as well as improve our basic labour standards.

Part III of the Canada Labour Code contains the minimum employment standards for private sector employees whose employment is federally regulated.

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