The Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) protects employees and sets minimum standards for most workplaces in Ontario. Employers are prohibited from penalizing employees in any way for exercising their ESA rights.
If you don't want to relocate, and you didn't accept anything in your employment contract about changing work locations, inform your employer in a letter, email, or text message immediately. Companies in Ontario can't legally force non-unionized employees to work from another location without their consent.
As a worker in Ontario, you have three basic rights guaranteed under the OHSA. Right to know. Right to participate. Right to refuse unsafe work.
The Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) protects employees and sets minimum standards for most workplaces in Ontario. Employers are prohibited from penalizing employees in any way for exercising their ESA rights.
Required Information for New Employees (ESA) As of July 1, 2025, employers will have to give new employees certain information before or as soon as possible after the employee commences their employment (provided the employer has 25 or more employees on the relevant employee's first day of work).
The Employment Standards Act, 2000, known as the ESA, is a law that sets minimum standards for workplaces in Ontario. If you work in Ontario, you are probably protected by the ESA. It does not cover employees in federal jurisdiction and persons in a few other special categories.
Most employees in Ontario are governed by provincial legislation, but those working for large employers such as banks are subject to the Canada Labour Code.
Labour Day (French: fête du Travail) is a statutory public holiday in Canada that occurs on the first Monday in September. It is one of several Labour Day celebrations that occur in countries around the world. The Canadian celebration of Labour Day occurs on the same day each year as Labor Day in the United States.
Almost every worker, supervisor, employer and workplace in Ontario is covered by the Occupational Health and Safety Act ( OHSA ) and regulations.
The Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) protects employees and sets minimum standards for most workplaces in Ontario. Employers are prohibited from penalizing employees in any way for exercising their ESA rights.