Bill 20 explained in plain English
Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2010
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Bill 20 amends the Labour Relations Act, 1995 to ensure employees performing transferred work are deemed part of the original bargaining unit and covered by the existing collective agreement.
This bill amends the Labour Relations Act, 1995. It introduces rules for situations where an employer transfers work from one location to another, or to a related company. If this work is transferred, the employees doing that work are considered part of the original bargaining unit represented by a union, provided they aren't already represented by another union. This means the employer must recognize the union and follow the existing collective agreement for that work, unless the Ontario Labour Relations Board decides otherwise.
- Introduces a new section to the Labour Relations Act, 1995, titled 'Transferred work'.
- Specifies that when an employer transfers work performed by employees in a bargaining unit to a new location or a related employer, the employees performing that transferred work are considered part of the original bargaining unit.
- Requires the employer, and any related employer, to recognize the trade union as the exclusive bargaining agent for these employees and to be bound by the existing collective agreement that applied to the transferred work.
- Allows the employer, related employer, or the employer from whom the work was transferred to apply to the Ontario Labour Relations Board (the "Board") for an exemption from these recognition and collective agreement requirements.
- Requires the Board to hold a hearing for exemption applications.
- Gives the Board the power to grant exemptions, determine appropriate bargaining units for transferred employees, amend certificates issued to trade unions, and amend bargaining units defined in collective agreements, based on labour relations considerations.
- Defines a 'related employer' for the purpose of this section as an entity carrying on business under common control or direction with the employer who transferred the work.
- Employers in Ontario
- Employees in Ontario who are part of a bargaining unit
- Trade unions and councils of trade unions representing employees in Ontario
- Related employers (defined as entities under common control or direction)
- The Ontario Labour Relations Board
- Employers must recognize the trade union as the exclusive bargaining agent for employees performing transferred work.
- Employers and related employers must be bound by the collective agreement that applied to the transferred work, unless exempted by the Board.
- Employees performing transferred work are deemed to be members of the original bargaining unit.
- Trade unions have the right to apply to the Board to determine bargaining units or amend certificates.
- Employers can apply to the Board for an exemption from recognition and collective agreement obligations.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The Ontario Labour Relations Board has the authority to make declarations, amend certificates, and amend bargaining units in relation to transferred work.
- The definition of 'related employer' is based on the opinion of the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
- The Board can declare exemptions from the obligations to recognize a union and be bound by a collective agreement if compelling labour relations considerations justify it.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes 'compelling labour relations considerations'.
Adds a new section (15.1) that deals with situations where work is transferred to a new location or a related employer, affecting bargaining unit status and collective agreement obligations.
Source: Section 1
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