Bill 210 explained in plain English
Fairness for Residential Superintendents, Janitors and Caretakers Act, 2020
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 210, the Fairness for Residential Superintendents, Janitors and Caretakers Act, 2020, proposes to amend Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000, to guarantee minimum wage for resident superintendents, janitors, and caretakers and prevent room and board from being counted towards their wages.
This bill proposes to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 in Ontario. It aims to ensure that individuals employed as superintendents, janitors, or caretakers in residential buildings, who also reside in those buildings, are paid at least the minimum wage. The bill also specifies that the value of any room or board provided to these employees cannot be counted as part of their minimum wage. It further restricts the ability of regulations to exclude these employees from minimum wage provisions.
- Amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to establish that resident superintendents, janitors, and caretakers are entitled to at least the minimum wage.
- Specifies that room or board provided to these employees cannot be considered as part of their wages.
- Amends provisions related to prescribing classes of employees to prevent superintendents, janitors, and caretakers of residential buildings from being excluded from minimum wage requirements.
- Amends subsection 141 (1) of the Act to add specific conditions related to residential superintendents, janitors, and caretakers.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Employees who work as superintendents, janitors, or caretakers of residential buildings and reside in those buildings.
- Employers of residential superintendents, janitors, and caretakers.
- Right for residential superintendents, janitors, and caretakers to be paid at least the minimum wage.
- Requirement that room or board is not counted as part of the wage for these employees.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Ensures that residential superintendents, janitors, and caretakers receive at least the minimum wage, potentially increasing labour costs for employers if current wages are below this threshold.
- The bill does not specify the exact minimum wage rate, as this is set by other regulations under the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
- The bill text does not detail the process for enforcement or any penalties for non-compliance.
Adds a new section (23.2) to ensure that residential superintendents, janitors, and caretakers who reside in the building are entitled to at least the minimum wage and that room or board is not considered part of their wage. It also amends parts of section 141 to add limitations regarding these employees.
Source: Section 1 and Section 2
Adds the condition 'Subject to clause 23.2 (3) (a)' at the beginning, which relates to the prescribing of employee classes for minimum wage purposes.
Source: Section 2 (1)
Adds the condition 'Subject to clause 23.2 (3) (b)' at the beginning, which relates to the prescribing of employee classes to which the Act or parts of it do not apply.
Source: Section 2 (2)
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