Why Are Companies Not Following the Employment Standards Act?
The Ontario Ministry of Labour’s latest inspection blitz targeted 103 workplaces where two or more violations were discovered in the past three years. Only 28 employers were fully compliant with the law.
Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru, Co-Founding Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, joins Global News Radio 640 Toronto’s Matt Gurney and Supriya Dwivedi to talk about the inspection blitz as well as why so many employers are not following these laws.
About the Author
Lior Samfiru
Lior Samfiru is a Founding Partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and Practice Leader for the firm's Labour & Employment Law Group. His experience in countless successful cases and mediations on behalf of employees and employers, as well as his continued advocacy for the rights of workers, makes him one of the most skilled and sought-after labour and employment lawyers in Canada.
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