Bill 168 explained in plain English
Putting Your Best Foot Forward Act, 2017
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This bill prohibits employers from requiring employees to wear inappropriate or unsafe footwear for their work.
This bill amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to ensure that employers cannot require employees to wear footwear that is not suitable for the job or that prevents them from doing their work safely. The Act also requires that any footwear mandated by an employer must be appropriate for the type of work being done and allow the employee to perform their duties safely.
- Amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to add a new subsection regarding employer requirements for employee footwear.
- Prohibits employers from requiring employees to wear footwear that is not of an appropriate design, construction, or material for the protection needed for the employee's work.
- Prohibits employers from requiring employees to wear footwear that does not allow them to safely perform their work.
- Establishes that the Act comes into force 90 days after receiving Royal Assent.
- Names the Act the 'Putting Your Best Foot Forward Act, 2017'.
- Employers in Ontario
- Employees in Ontario
- Employers have an obligation not to require employees to wear footwear that is not appropriate for the protection required for their work.
- Employers have an obligation not to require employees to wear footwear that does not allow them to safely perform their work.
- Employees have the right to not be required to wear footwear that is not appropriate for their work or that prevents them from performing their work safely.
- The Act comes into force 90 days after it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes 'appropriate design, construction and material' for footwear.
- The bill does not define what is considered 'safely perform his or her work' in relation to footwear.
- The bill does not specify any exceptions to these requirements.
- The bill does not outline any new enforcement mechanisms or penalties; it amends an existing act, so enforcement would likely fall under that Act's existing framework.
Adds a new requirement that employers cannot force employees to wear footwear that is not suitable for their job's protection needs or that hinders their ability to perform their work safely.
Source: Section 26
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