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Bill 107 explained in plain English

Protecting Employees' Tips Act, 2012

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
40th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 107
Full title
Protecting Employees' Tips Act, 2012
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Jun 11, 2012

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.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
Jun 11, 2012
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

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.

What It Means

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.

What This Bill Does
  • 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.
Who Is Affected
  • Employees in Ontario who receive tips or other gratuities.
  • Employers in Ontario.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • 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.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • 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.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Employment Standards Act, 2000
amends

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

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Jun 11, 2012
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Michael Prue
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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