Ontario Employers Must Post New Version of Employment Standards Act Poster

In light of Ontario's recent changes made to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) by Bill 47, the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, Ontario employers are now required to do the following:
 

• Post the most recent copy of the ESA poster in at least one conspicuous place where is it likely to come into the attention of the employees;
• Provide each employee a copy of the most recent poster;
• Provide each new employee a copy of the poster within 30 days of their hiring date; and
• Post a translated copy of the poster alongside the English version (if the majority language spoke in the workplace is a language other than English and the Ministry of Labor has published a poster of that language.)

 
Employers may provide the poster as a printed copy, electronically as an attachment in an email, or by directing employees via an electronic link to the poster. However, this is only if the employer ensures that the employee can reasonably access and print.
 
Employers should note that Ontario’s recent proposed Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018, would remove the requirement to provide this ESA poster to employees. However, Ontario employers must stay in compliance with the current regulatory requirements until any changes become effective as law.  
 
Additional information:
https://files.ontario.ca/employment-standards-in-ontario.pdf.