TORONTO — Many Ontario workers could get the right to disconnect outside of work hours under legislation introduced Monday by the provincial government.
Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said he doesn’t want Ontario to become a place where people burn out from endless work, and where family time comes last.
“This is an issue that’s been really highlighted because of the pandemic,” McNaughton said. “The lines between family time and work time have been blurred. I think all of us have faced challenges over the last couple of years.”
The legislation would require employers with 25 or more employees to develop disconnecting-from-work policies, which could include expectations about response time for emails and encouraging employees to turn on out-of-office notifications when they are not working. It would be the first law of its kind in Canada, the government said.
The omnibus legislation proposes a host of other labour-friendly policies, including a ban on non-compete agreements, making it easier for immigrants to get licensed to work in professions that match their area of expertise, requiring temporary help agencies to be licensed, and requiring businesses to let delivery drivers use their washrooms.
Ontario’s opposition parties applauded the principles behind the bill, but some expressed skepticism at the Progressive Conservative push to be on the side of workers.
“(This is) a party that’s done so much damage to working people, by cancelling minimum wage increases, taking...
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