Ontario's Bill 148 likely to change the landscape for temporary workers

By Ian Burns ( September 15, 2017, 12:37 PM EDT) -- Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, is currently winding its way through the Ontario Legislature. Although the proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2019 is getting the overwhelming majority of attention, the bill also has a number of changes that observers say will have a significant impact on the labour market, particularly in how it deals with temporary workers....