I. Posting Information: Rights and Obligations
To help ensure that employers understand their obligations and employees know their rights, the Minister of Labour has prepared and published a poster entitled "What You Should Know About the Ontario Employment Standards Act." All employers covered by the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) in the province (excluding the Crown) must display this poster in the employer’s workplace where it is likely to be seen by employees.
The poster contains a brief summary highlighting the main standards of the ESA, including:
- hours of work
- rest periods
- overtime pay
- minimum wage
- payroll records
- vacation time and pay
- public holidays
- leaves of absence from work
- termination notice and pay
- reprisals
- enforcement
If the majority language of a workplace is a language other than English, the employer must contact the Ministry of Labour to see whether the ministry has prepared a translation of the poster into that language. If so, the employer is required to post a copy of the translation next to the English or French version of the poster. All multilingual material is available on the Ministry of Labour’s website.
An employer who fails to meet these posting requirements may be fined and/or prosecuted by the ministry.
Copies of the poster can be obtained:
- free from the Ministry of Labour’s website
and - for the cost of shipping and handling, from ServiceOntario Publications, 1-800-668-9938.
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