PETERBOROUGH (ON) CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | PETERBOROUGH, ON
  • COVID-19
    • Financial Support Programs
    • Business Resources for Recovery
    • Government Responses
    • Workplace Guidelines
    • Wellness Support
    • Vaccine Information
    • Rapid Screening Kits
  • What We Do
    • Influence
    • Profile
    • Knowledge
    • TeamPtbo
  • Find A Member
    • Online Directory
  • Membership
    • Member Discounts
    • Promoting Your Business
    • I'm Here Campaign
    • #lovelocalptbo campaign
    • Join Us
    • Solar Panel Installers
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • 2022 Business Excellence Awards
    • 2022 Business Summit
    • Power Hour 2023
  • Advocacy
    • Voice of Business
  • Connect With Your Chamber
    • Join Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Your Chamber Team
    • Social Media
    • Business Resources
    • Feedback >
      • Accessibility
    • Subscribe to e-Newsletter
  • #lovelocalptbokawarthas sponsors
  • Canadian Digital Adoption Plan
  • 2022 Municipal Election
Picture
Picture

News Release: Too much, Too Fast on Labour Relations and Employment Standards Changes

7/10/2017

 
Picture
Labour Relations and Employment Standards Changes Too Much, Too Fast        
The Keep Ontario Working coalition calls for Ontario Government to give employers more time to adjust to sweeping reforms
PETERBOROUGH, July 10, 2017: The Keep Ontario Working group, a coalition of Ontario’s leading industry and sector associations, has sent an open letter to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne which urges the Government of Ontario to slow down the implementation of Bill 148.

The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act will bring about major changes in less than six months, and Ontario’s employer community is concerned that the pace of change will seriously injure our economic growth. The Keep Ontario Working coalition is calling on the provincial government to give businesses more time to better prepare.
                    
As part of the Ontario Chamber Network the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce is supportive of the letter.   “Recently, a roundtable with 24 businesses from all sectors of the Peterborough economy expressed the same message - that the changes were too much, too fast,” says Stuart Harrison, President & CEO, Peterborough Chamber of Commerce. “Businesses need to time to adapt and have told us that without time they are forecasting fewer hours, fewer new jobs, increased prices and, in some cases, more automation.”

In their letter, the Keep Ontario Working group calls on the government to consider the timing of implementation. As it stands now, Ontario’s minimum wage will increase by 32 per cent in only 18 months.
                    
“To demonstrate true fairness and compassion for workers, we must ensure Ontario has a strong economy to help create jobs and increase economic growth,” said Karl Baldauf, Vice President of Policy and Government Relations at the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) and Spokesperson for the Keep Ontario Working Coalition. “To plan effectively and protect jobs, employers need predictability and time to adjust to these changes. There is no way to absorb and adjust to a 32 per cent hit in less than 18 months.”
                    
The Keep Ontario Working coalition has commissioned its own an independent economic analysis to better understand the economic impact of these changes. The results of the coalition’s economic analysis will be shared this coming August.
                    
Read the open letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne
                    
-30-
                    
The Keep Ontario Working Coalition (KOW) is a broad-spectrum group of business sector representatives concerned with sound public policy to help produce jobs and grow Ontario. For more information on the Keep Ontario Working coalition please visit www.keepontarioworking.ca.
                    
Media Contact:
Sandra Dueck
Policy Analyst/Communications Specialist
sandra@peterboroughchamber.ca or 705.748.9771 x215

Comments are closed.

    Author

    The Peterborough 
    Chamber of Commerce acts as a catalyst to enhance business growth, opportunity, innovation, partnerships and a diverse business community. 

    Archives

    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    January 2015

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Copyright © 2021 Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce.  ​All rights reserved.
175 George Street North, Peterborough, ON, K9J 3G6
Phone: (705) 748-9771  |  (705) 743-2331  
Home    |    Calendar    |   Site Map   |    Privacy    |    Accessibility
Join the Chamber
MemberClicks
  • COVID-19
    • Financial Support Programs
    • Business Resources for Recovery
    • Government Responses
    • Workplace Guidelines
    • Wellness Support
    • Vaccine Information
    • Rapid Screening Kits
  • What We Do
    • Influence
    • Profile
    • Knowledge
    • TeamPtbo
  • Find A Member
    • Online Directory
  • Membership
    • Member Discounts
    • Promoting Your Business
    • I'm Here Campaign
    • #lovelocalptbo campaign
    • Join Us
    • Solar Panel Installers
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • 2022 Business Excellence Awards
    • 2022 Business Summit
    • Power Hour 2023
  • Advocacy
    • Voice of Business
  • Connect With Your Chamber
    • Join Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Your Chamber Team
    • Social Media
    • Business Resources
    • Feedback >
      • Accessibility
    • Subscribe to e-Newsletter
  • #lovelocalptbokawarthas sponsors
  • Canadian Digital Adoption Plan
  • 2022 Municipal Election