Bill 124 explained in plain English
Jayesh's Law (Worker Safety at Service Stations), 2012
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Jayesh's Law (Worker Safety at Service Stations), 2012 amends various Ontario statutes to enhance worker safety at fuel retail locations by introducing measures against employee penalties for fuel theft, implementing driver's licence suspensions for fuel theft offences, and mandating pre-payment for fuel and employee training.
This bill, known as Jayesh's Law (Worker Safety at Service Stations), 2012, makes several changes to Ontario laws aimed at improving safety for workers at service stations and other places that sell fuel at retail. It includes provisions related to employee protection from penalties for fuel theft, driver's licence suspensions for fuel theft convictions, and new requirements for employers regarding customer payment and employee training.
- Amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to prohibit employers from penalizing employees if a fuel theft occurs while they are working.
- Amends the Highway Traffic Act to suspend a driver's licence if a person is convicted of an offence involving fuel theft.
- Amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to require employers at service stations and other fuel retail locations to collect payment before dispensing fuel.
- Amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to require employers to provide training to employees involved in selling fuel at service stations and other fuel retail locations.
- Establishes penalties for employers who contravene the provisions related to penalizing employees for fuel theft.
- Employers who sell fuel at service stations and other retail fuel locations
- Employees working at service stations and other retail fuel locations
- Customers purchasing fuel at service stations and other retail fuel locations
- Individuals convicted of fuel theft offences
- Employees have the right not to be penalized by their employer for fuel theft that occurs during their work.
- Employers are obligated to collect payment before dispensing fuel.
- Employers are obligated to provide worker safety training to employees involved in fuel sales.
- Individuals convicted of fuel theft offences may face driver's licence suspension.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent, except for Section 4, which comes into force six months after Royal Assent.
- Penalties for contravening the prohibition against penalizing employees for fuel theft include fines of up to $75,000 for individuals, up to $200,000 for corporations, with higher fines for repeat corporate offenders ($500,000 for one prior conviction, $1,000,000 for multiple prior convictions).
- Contraventions of the prohibition against penalizing employees for fuel theft are offences punishable by fines and/or imprisonment for individuals, and significant fines for corporations.
- The specific requirements for employee training under the Occupational Health and Safety Act are to be prescribed by regulation, meaning the exact details are not yet defined in the bill text.
- The bill does not specify the exact process or timeline for driver's licence suspension under the Highway Traffic Act, only that it is a consequence of conviction for fuel theft.
Prohibits employers from penalizing employees, such as by withholding wages or denying benefits, if fuel theft occurs while the employee is working. It also creates offences and penalties for contraventions.
Source: Section 1 and Section 2
Introduces a condition for driver's licence suspension upon conviction for an offence involving fuel theft, specifically when fuel is pumped directly from a service station pump into a vehicle.
Source: Section 3
Requires employers who sell fuel at retail to get payment from customers before giving them fuel, and mandates that employers provide training on worker safety to employees involved in selling fuel at the pump. It also allows for regulations to prescribe training requirements.
Source: Section 4 and Section 5
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