On May 28, 2025, the Ontario Government introduced the Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30). If passed, Bill 30 will amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), and Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (WSIA).
Key amendments to each of these pieces of legislation are summarized below.
ESA Amendments
Bill 30, if passed, will introduce several new provisions to the ESA that directly impact hiring practices, termination procedures, and layoff policies:
- Job Posting Platform Accountability: An operator of a job posting platform for publicly advertised job postings will be required to:
- Implement a mechanism or procedure for users to report fraudulent job postings.
- Maintain a written policy addressing fraudulent job postings.
- Post or display the mechanism or procedure for addressing fraudulent job postings and the written policy on fraudulent postings in a conspicuous place on the platform where it is likely to come to users’ attention.
- Job Seeking Leave: An employee who receives notice of termination as part of a mass termination under s. 58 of the ESA will be entitled to three unpaid days of leave to search for new employment. This will not apply if the employee is provided, in whole or part, with termination pay instead of notice where the “working notice” period is 25% or less of the total notice period.
- Extended Temporary Layoffs: The ESA will permit an extended temporary layoff for non-unionized employees of...
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