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Pay Day During the Holiday Season

The Principal Agreement (and a recent Labour Board decision) requires that when a holiday falls on a pay day that pay day must be moved ahead one day. Normally the […]


ESA Call Centre Open Saturday, December 6

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE ELECTRICAL SAFETY AUTHORITY ESA Call Centre to open on Saturday, December 6 ESA will open its call centre for another Saturday to assist with processing a […]


ESA Call Centre Open Saturday, November 29

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE ELECTRICAL SAFETY AUTHORITY ESA Call Centre is open on Saturday, November 29th Also adding phone lines and staff to address volume and wait time issues. As […]


ECAO OH&S Program – Re-branded to GROUND

ECAO members now have a newly re-branded OH&S program Ground which has a built in platform for COR qualification.   Please see article below regarding third party safety verification companies for […]


MOL Health and Safety Prevention Program Review Consultation

Are you: An employer participating in any of the following Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) prevention programs:  Safety Groups Program (SGP), Safe Communities Incentive Program (SCIP) or WorkWell? An […]


Bill 18, Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014

Bill 18 has undergone significant changes after the committee stage.   In effect, all the substantive provisions affecting the WSIA have been moved from the Act to a regulation making power:  […]


DCN Article – Industry differs on lien act review and prompt payment

Ontario construction leaders agree there is a need for the provincial government to pass prompt payment legislation, but there is no consensus on whether or not this initiative should be […]


DCN Article – COCA Votes to Join Prompt Payment Ontario

The Council of Ontario Construction Association’s (COCA) is set to join Prompt Payment Ontario (PPO), following a vote by its Board of Directors.   The full story is attached.  


MPP Video Statement Supporting Prompt Payment in Ontario

MPP McNaughton makes a statement in support of Prompt Payment in Ontario:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKv2ytUCWfQ&feature=youtu.be  


Mike Holmes Pens Article Supporting Recent ESA Conviction

Mike Holmes, TV personality and 2011 Ontario Electrical Safety Award winner (Consumer and Home Electrical Safety) has written an article regarding the recent conviction and jail sentence for an unlicensed […]