Employment Standards

Use this tool to understand and determine rights and obligations under the ESA.

Learn about workplace rights and obligations.

• Your Guide to the ESA
• Young Workers
• What Businesses Need to Know

Employees who believe their employer is not complying with Ontario's employment standards can file a claim with the Ministry of Labour.

• Proactive Inspections
• Prosecution and Conviction Statistics
• Claim and Inspection Statistics

Our tools and calculators can help employers and employees understand and calculate entitlements for public holiday pay, termination pay, hours of work, overtime and more.

Employers and/or recruiters are legally required to provide employees with copies of these documents in certain circumstances.

• Employment Standards Poster
• Hours of Work and Overtime
• Temporary Help Agency Assignment Employees
• Your Rights Under the EPFNA
• Your Rights Under the ESA

For more information on employment standards and how they work, consult Your Guide to the ESA, 2000.

• New Year's Day: January 1, 2019
• Family Day: February 18, 2019
• Good Friday: April 19, 2019
• Victoria Day: May 20, 2019
• Canada Day: July 1, 2019
• Labour Day: September 2, 2019
• Thanksgiving Day: October 14, 2019
• Christmas Day: December 25, 2019
• Boxing Day: December 26, 2019

Learn more about public holidays or calculate your public holiday pay.

• Deductions From Wages
• Hours of Work / Overtime
• Internships
• Leaves
• Minimum Wage

• Public Holidays
• Temporary Help Agencies
• The difference between an employee and independent contractor
• Vacations