Bill 12 explained in plain English
Jayesh's Law (Worker Safety at Service Stations), 2013
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Jayesh's Law (Worker Safety at Service Stations), 2013, amends various Ontario statutes to enhance worker safety by requiring pre-payment for fuel, prohibiting penalties against employees for fuel theft, mandating employee training, and introducing consequences for fuel theft offenses.
This bill, titled Jayesh's Law (Worker Safety at Service Stations), 2013, aims to improve safety for workers at service stations and other places selling fuel at retail. It introduces new requirements for employers and changes existing laws. Specifically, employers will be required to collect payment before dispensing fuel, and will be prohibited from penalizing employees if fuel theft occurs. The bill also mandates training for employees involved in fuel sales and includes consequences for fuel theft, such as driver's license suspension. Municipalities may have the option to exempt certain locations from the pre-payment requirement.
- Amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to prohibit employers from penalizing employees if fuel theft occurs while they are working.
- Amends the Highway Traffic Act to allow for the suspension of a driver's license if a person is convicted of an offense involving fuel theft.
- Amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to require employers selling fuel at retail to collect payment before dispensing fuel, with a potential municipal exemption.
- Amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to require employers to provide training to employees involved in fuel sales.
- Introduces penalties for individuals and corporations that contravene certain provisions related to fuel theft.
- Requires that a specific section of the Occupational Health and Safety Act comes into force six months after the bill receives Royal Assent.
- Employers who sell fuel at service stations and other retail locations.
- Employees who work at service stations and are involved in fuel sales.
- Customers purchasing fuel at service stations.
- Individuals convicted of fuel theft.
- Municipalities (regarding potential exemptions).
- Employers must not penalize employees for fuel theft.
- Employers must collect payment before dispensing fuel (with possible municipal exemptions).
- Employers must provide safety training to employees involved in fuel sales.
- Individuals convicted of fuel theft may have their driver's licenses suspended.
- 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 individuals convicted of contravening provisions related to fuel theft can be up to $75,000.
- Penalties for corporations convicted of contravening provisions related to fuel theft can be up to $200,000 for a first offense, $500,000 for a second offense, and $1,000,000 for subsequent offenses.
- Penalties for employers or individuals who penalize employees for fuel theft are outlined in the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
- Suspension of driver's licenses for individuals convicted of fuel theft offenses are outlined in the Highway Traffic Act.
- The bill text does not specify the exact nature or content of the 'prescribed requirements' for employee training mandated by the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- While municipalities can exempt service stations from the pre-payment requirement, the process and criteria for such exemptions are not detailed in the bill text.
- The bill does not specify whether the driver's license suspension applies to all fuel theft convictions or only those involving specific circumstances related to service stations.
- The bill does not define 'penalize' beyond examples in the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
Prohibits employers from penalizing employees for fuel theft that occurs during their work shifts. This includes actions like withholding wages, reducing work hours, or denying benefits.
Source: Section 1, adding Section 74.0.1
Establishes offenses and penalties for employers or individuals who penalize employees for fuel theft, with fines ranging up to $75,000 for individuals and up to $1,000,000 for corporations.
Source: Section 2, adding Section 132.1
Allows for the suspension of a driver's license if a person is convicted of an offense related to fuel theft, specifically when fuel is pumped directly into a vehicle from a service station pump.
Source: Section 3, amending Subsection 41 (1)
Requires employers selling fuel at retail to collect payment (cash, credit, debit, etc.) before dispensing fuel. Municipalities may pass by-laws to exempt themselves from this requirement.
Source: Section 4, adding Section 26.1 (1) and (2)
Requires employers to provide prescribed training on worker safety to employees involved in selling fuel from a pump.
Source: Section 4, adding Section 26.1 (3)
Grants the Lieutenant Governor in Council the power to prescribe requirements for employee training related to fuel sales, including when the training must occur.
Source: Section 5, amending Subsection 70 (2)
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