Labour Laws For Ontario In Fulton
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Section 17(1) sets out the daily and weekly maximum hours that an employer may require or allow an employee to work: Daily maximum: eight hours per day or, if there is an established work day that is longer than eight hours, the number of hours in that work day. Weekly maximum: 48 hours per work week.
Your employer must give you 11 consecutive hours off work in each 24-hour period. You must also have 24 straight hours off work each work week, or 48 straight hours off every two work weeks. Your employer must give you eight hours off between shifts.
In Ontario, you must be provided 30 minutes unpaid meal break after 5 hours of work. So if you are scheduled to work only 5 hours, your employer is not required to give you a break. While many employers do provide a 15 minute ``coffee break'' on a shift 5 hours or less, they are under no legal obligation to do so.
On November 27, 2024, the Ontario government introduced the Working for Workers Six Act, 2024 (Bill 229). Bill 229 proposes amendments to various employment-related statutes, including the Employment Standards Act, 2000, Occupational Health and Safety Act, and Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.
In Ontario the only legally required breaks are 30-min unpaid meal breaks. You must take one for every 5 hours worked, and cannot work more than 5 consecutive hours without one. 15-min breaks are considered a courtesy at the employer's discretion, but not required by law.
Generally, no, there are no federal laws that limit how many hours you can work in a single day. (Though some state labor laws have maximum hour laws for minors.) The federal law that applies to all employees is the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA. This law does not regulate how many hours you can work in a day.
Collective Bargaining Process Negotiations may lead to decisions some employees see as against their interests. In these cases, the matter lies outside the Board's jurisdiction. Employees may be able to sue a union in the Courts for unfair representation at the collective bargaining stage.
Contact the nearest regional office of the Labour Program by telephone or mail. You can also send us an email using our online form by choosing one of the following topics: Employer's Annual Hazardous Occurrence Report ( EAHOR ) Employment equity.
In 1996, the Department of Labour was abolished, but the ministerial position continued within Human Resources Development Canada from 1996 to 2003 and Human Resources and Social Development Canada from 2003 to date.
