The New Democrats will try to bolster the Ontario Liberal government’s proposed workplace reforms with new protections for temporary workers when the Legislature returns next week from its fall break. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said Wednesday that her party’s amendments to Bill 148 would force employers to make temporary workers “permanent employees” after 90 days on the job. In a related measure, companies could have no more than 20 per cent of their workforce composed of temporary workers. Workers need “more hope” than they have been given under the Liberal bill, added Horwath, whose party will resurrect other amendments previously rejected by a legislative committee studying the reforms, which include a $15-minimum-wage in 2019. The NDP proposals include three weeks paid vacation after the first year of employment, up from two weeks now and reaching the three-week threshold faster than the Liberal bill, which provides for three weeks after five years.

Source: thestar November 08, 2017 18:45 UTC