On April 11, 2022, Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 received Royal Assent and became law. As previously discussed, in addition to enacting the new Digital Platform Workers’ Rights Act, 2022 (DPWRA), Bill 88 amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), and the Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 (FARPCTA).
We summarize the most significant of these developments below and highlight important dates.
Enactment of the DPWRA
The DPWRA is not yet in force. It will come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.
The DPWRA establishes foundational rights and protections for digital workers, i.e., gig workers, including but not limited to, the right to be provided certain information in writing; the right to a recurring pay period and pay day, and to be paid all amounts earned, including tips or other gratuities collected during each pay period; the right to be paid at least the general minimum wage (now $15 per hour but increasing to $15.50 per hour, commencing October 1, 2022); and the right to be free from intimidation and penalization in specified circumstances.
The DPWRA also imposes recordkeeping requirements on digital platform operators, as well as a requirement to make specified information regarding each worker readily available for inspection by a compliance officer.
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