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Support workers at colleges in Ontario are the latest group to land extra pay after Bill 124 was struck down by a court. Around 9,000 support staff represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) negotiated a pay increase of 9.5 per cent, backdated over three years, the union …
Read More »Female medical specialists get fewer referrals, lower pay compared to men: study
New research from the Ontario Medical Association has found male specialists get more referrals and higher billings, leading to a noticeable gender pay gap between male and female physicians. Research published by the association found that male specialists earned almost five per cent more for each referral and disproportionately more …
Read More »How one Ontario business hopes a new pay it forward model leaves no one out
As Canadians continue to struggle with the cost of living, one yoga studio hopes its new membership-pay model will provide some relief to those juggling their finances. A Nook Yoga in downtown Barrie is adopting a sliding-scale model for memberships and lowering its base price to be more accessible to …
Read More »Gary Crawford’s exit triggers calls to change Toronto council severance pay policy – Toronto
Calls to change Toronto’s policy of awarding severance pay to city councillors are growing, following a more than $120,000 payout to the city’s former budget chief who resigned on the eve of a provincial byelection that he’s running in. Gary Crawford submitted his resignation to the city clerk on Monday, …
Read More »Ontario WSIB workers are latest public employees offered retroactive Bill 124 pay
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Unionized workers at Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) are the latest group to win retroactive pay for the three years their wages were capped by the Ford government’s wage restraint legislation, Bill 124. On Friday, the Canadian Union of Public …
Read More »Bill 124 retroactive pay costs Ontario government nearly $1B
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ford government has been forced to give health-care workers nearly a billion dollars in back pay after a court struck down the province’s controversial wage suppression legislation. The 2019 law, known as Bill 124, capped wage increases for nurses and other public …
Read More »Thousands to pay tribute to OPP officer killed on the job in Bourget, Ont. shooting
OTTAWA — Police officers, dignitaries, family and friends will pay tribute to Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Eric Mueller Thursday at the 10th funeral for a police officer killed on the job in Canada in the last eight months. Last week, Mueller and two other officers were shot after they approached …
Read More »Ontario hospital nurses awarded additional pay after Bill 124 struck down
Ontario hospital nurses should get retroactive pay for three years during which they were subject to a wage restraint law that has since been ruled unconstitutional, arbitrators have ruled. The 2019 law, known as Bill 124, capped wage increases for the nurses and other public sector workers at one per …
Read More »Ontario to pay $33M in proposed settlement for class actions over London jail conditions
A proposed settlement has been reached in two class action lawsuits against the province over conditions at London’s Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre, and allegations that thousands of inmates were deprived of their Charter rights while at the troubled provincial jail. Under the proposed settlement, still subject to approval by a judge, …
Read More »2 Kenora OPP officers charged with assault, suspended with pay
Two police officers are facing assault charges after an investigation into the arrest of a suspect in Kenora, Ont., last year. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to reports that a paramedic had been assaulted while responding to a call on Matheson Street in Kenora on Dec. 26. They say …
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