Posting Information: Rights and Obligations

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• Revised: November 2009
• Content last reviewed: November 2009
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This guide is provided for your information and convenience only. It is not a legal document. For complete information, refer to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and its regulations.

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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