Some of the changes being proposed with respect to the Employment Standards Code include: the introduction of new
unpaid, job - protected
leaves, decreased eligibility thresholds for existing
unpaid, job - protected
leaves, increasing the rate at which overtime
may be banked, changes to the eligibility and calculation of overtime in the context of compressed work weeks, the introduction of additional employee rest periods, changes to the eligibility and calculation of general holiday pay, amendments to youth employment, the introduction of additional notice requirements in the context of group termination notices, and new enforcement tools to deal with non-compliant employers, including introduction of an
administrative penalty system.