Bill 107 explained in plain English
Protecting Employees' Tips Act, 2012
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Protecting Employees' Tips Act, 2012, amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000, to prohibit employers from taking any part of an employee's tips or gratuities.
This bill, titled the Protecting Employees' Tips Act, 2012, amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000. It specifically adds a new part that prohibits employers from taking any portion of an employee's tips or other gratuities. The bill also states that it comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000, to include a new Part V.1.
- Adds a rule to the Employment Standards Act, 2000, stating that employers cannot take any portion of an employee's tips or other gratuities.
- Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Employees in Ontario who receive tips or other gratuities.
- Employers in Ontario.
- Employees have the right to keep all of their tips and other gratuities.
- Employers have a duty not to take any portion of an employee's tips or other gratuities.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The specific date of Royal Assent is not provided in the text, which determines when the Act comes into force.
- The text does not specify penalties or enforcement mechanisms for employers who violate this prohibition.
Adds a new Part V.1 concerning tips and other gratuities, which prohibits employers from taking any portion of an employee's tips or other gratuities.
Source: Section 1
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