Labour Relations Amendment Act (Strike and Lock-Out Information), 2017 Gélinas, France — Bill 118 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 118, 41-2

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Bill 118, Labour Relations Amendment Act (Strike and Lock-Out Information), 2017

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Labour Relations Act, 1995 to

require employers to provide information regarding strikes, lock-outs and the

use of replacement workers to the Minister. The Minister is required to publish

the information received.

Bill 118 2017

Act to amend the Labour Relations Act, 1995 with respect to information

relating to strikes and lock-outs

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

The Labour Relations Act, 1995 is amended by adding

the following section:

Strike

or lock-out to be reported

94.1

(1) An

employer whose employees are on strike or are locked out shall report the

strike or lock-out in writing to the Minister within 24 hours of learning of

the strike or lock-out.

Use

of replacement workers to be reported

(2) If

an employer whose employees are on strike or are locked out uses the services

of one or more replacement workers to do the work of an employee who is on

strike or locked out, the employer shall report the following in writing to the

Minister within 24 hours of using the services of the replacement worker:

1. The

number of replacement workers.

2. The

work being performed by each replacement worker.

Same,

change in circumstance

(3) The

employer shall ensure that the information reported under subsections (1) and

(2) is up to date, and shall report any change in circumstances in writing to

the Minister within 24 hours of learning of the change.

Publication

of information

(4) The

Minister shall publish on a Government of Ontario website the information

reported under this

section within 24 hours of receiving it and shall maintain

an archive of all information reported.

Definition

(5) In

this section, "replacement worker" means a person used by an employer to

discharge the duties of an employee who is a member of a bargaining unit that

is on strike or locked out and includes a person employed by another employer

and a person who is a contractor, but does not include an existing supervisor

or manager who covers the employee's duties.

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day that is one month after the day it

receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Labour Relations

Amendment Act (Strike and Lock-Out Information), 2017 .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

March 30, 2017

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 30, 2017

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 118

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Labour Relations Act, 1995

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 118, 41-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s2 bill 118 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	dbb34214355bb39e4082a05320ed9c5ce2a420eb

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